Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 5 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (VERNON GOVENDER) is listed on 5 separate Medicare enrollments. Chains are legal, but rapid multi-entity accumulation is a common structure in healthcare fraud cases.
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
Owners and managing parties of record
VERNON GOVENDER
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 27.2% ownership · since Feb 1, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NEVILLE GOVENDER
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 27.2% ownership · since Feb 1, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
WESAM SABRI AZIZ
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 17% ownership · since Feb 1, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
STEVEN SEPKO
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 15% ownership · since Feb 1, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CHAD WAYNE HIGBEE
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 13.6% ownership · since Feb 1, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
STEVEN SEPKO
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jul 25, 2018
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
Source timeline
Every flag on this provider is built from one or more published government files. Below is each file that contributed, the weekly pulls we have of it, and the actual records read from it.
CMS Hospice All Owners
- Owner is tied to 5 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- VERNON GOVENDER5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 27.2% share · since 2021-02-01
- NEVILLE GOVENDER5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 27.2% share · since 2021-02-01
- WESAM SABRI AZIZ5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 17% share · since 2021-02-01
- STEVEN SEPKO5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 15% share · since 2021-02-01
- CHAD WAYNE HIGBEE5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 13.6% share · since 2021-02-01
- STEVEN SEPKOW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2018-07-25
CMS Hospice Enrollments
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)5,802 records5,000 added · 1 changed · 0 removedpublisher data as of 27 Jul 2026
Records read from this file
- BOERNE HOSPICE PARTNERS, LLCNPI 1871012450 · certification 971501 · 4085 DE ZAVALA RD, SHAVANO PARK, TX
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Crest Palliative Care — 2024$4,678,225 paid · 282 patients
Where every detail came from
Each value below is traced to the published file it was read from, the day we downloaded it, and the weekly version it belongs to. Open the link to check the original record yourself.
| Detail | Value | Published file | Record as of | Pulled | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal name | BOERNE HOSPICE PARTNERS, LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | CREST PALLIATIVE CARE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1871012450 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 971501 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 2668719899 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Provider type | PART A PROVIDER - HOSPICE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Organisation type | LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Incorporation date | 2018-03-15 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | TX | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 4085 DE ZAVALA RD, STE 100 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | SHAVANO PARK | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | TX | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 782492085 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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