NorthStar Anesthesia
Disclosed Jul 20, 20188 years ago19,807 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), NorthStar Anesthesia, P.A., reported that a subcontractor of its business associate (BA) mailed documents containing protected health information (PHI) to the wrong recipients. This breach affected 19,807 individuals and the PHI involved included names only. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media.
What is known
| People affected | 19,807 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 20, 2018 |
| Happened | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health, Insurance |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: NorthStar Anesthesiamaine.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): NorthStar Anesthesia (Healthcare Provider, TX)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Maine AGresidents of ME | Jul 20, 2018 | 8 |
| HHS archivetotal | Jul 20, 2018 | 19,807 |
| Maine AGresidents of ME | Aug 28, 2018 | 1 |
| HHS archivetotal | Aug 22, 2019 | 19,807 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · sector: other to health · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to insider · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 19807 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), NorthStar Anesthesia, P.A., reported that a subcontractor of its business associate (BA) mailed documents containing protected health information (PHI) to the wrong recipients. This breach affected 19,807 individual · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","names"] to ["names","health","insurance"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2018-08-28 to 2018-07-20 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Maine AG), confirmed by Maine AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.