HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of April 23, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Allergy Partners, PLLC, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 23, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12197, row:3336)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Allergy Partners, PLLC, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 74,083 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, patient account numbers, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, and diagnoses, prescription information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its employees on cybersecurity best practices.