Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 14 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (JAMES R WESNER) is listed on 14 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
2 providers share this street address
This address is the registered location of 2 separate Medicare-enrolled providers. Legitimate causes exist (shared medical office buildings, management companies), but dense clustering of billing entities at one address is a known fraud pattern.
Source CMS Hospice Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 641824
Other providers at this street address (1)
CROWN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, LLC
STE 210 · Incorporated Aug 5, 2016
Owners and managing parties of record
STEVEN J ALESSANDRO
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 45% ownership · since Jul 1, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JAMES R WESNER
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 45% ownership · since Jul 1, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
STEVEN J ALESSANDRO
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 30% ownership · since Jul 5, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
PRESTON LUCAS
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 30% ownership · since Jul 5, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
PRESTON LUCAS
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 30% ownership · since Jul 5, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SHINAE REYNOLDS
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 25% ownership · since Apr 11, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
PRESTON LUCAS
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 10% ownership · since Jul 5, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MELINDA MEROLA
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Aug 4, 2025
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 14 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- STEVEN J ALESSANDRO5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 45% share · since 2025-07-01
- JAMES R WESNER5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 45% share · since 2025-07-01
- STEVEN J ALESSANDROCORPORATE OFFICER · 30% share · since 2024-07-05
- PRESTON LUCASCORPORATE OFFICER · 30% share · since 2024-07-05
- PRESTON LUCASOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 30% share · since 2024-07-05
- SHINAE REYNOLDSW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 25% share · since 2025-04-11
- PRESTON LUCAS5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 10% share · since 2024-07-05
- MELINDA MEROLAW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2025-08-04
CMS Hospice Enrollments
- 2 providers share this street address
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
- CROWN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, LLCNPI 1831649961 · certification 241605 · 2222 18TH AVE NW, ROCHESTER, MN
- CROWN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, LLCsame street address in the same file
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Crown Capital Strategies, Llc — 2024$223,487 paid · 20 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 | CROWN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF ROCHESTER | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1831649961 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 241605 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 3476815382 | 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 | 2016-08-05 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | MN | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 2222 18TH AVE NW, STE 210 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | ROCHESTER | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | MN | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 559017724 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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