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OpenScore 160

CONTINUUM CARE OF SNOHOMISH, LLC

19009 33RD AVE W, STE 305, LYNNWOOD, WA, 980364740

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Why this was flagged

High
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 27 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (SAMUEL STERN) is listed on 27 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

STARCO MANAGEMENT LLC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jan 1, 2025

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

SAMUEL STERN

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 17, 2017

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

SAMUEL STERN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 17, 2017

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

STERN FAMILY 2019 TRUST

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 90% ownership · since Jan 1, 2025

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

SAMUEL STERN

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 10% ownership · since Jan 1, 2025

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

PATRICK SHEPARD

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Feb 3, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

SAMUEL HONIGWACHS

OTHER · I · since Jan 1, 2021

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

DON NGUYEN

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 30, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

SAMUEL STERN

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Oct 17, 2017

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.

  • Owner is tied to 27 providers

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026

Records read from this file

CMS Hospice Enrollments

background detail only

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

cms_hospice_payments

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Records read from this file

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.

DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameCONTINUUM CARE OF SNOHOMISH, LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1598318941CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number501545CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID3678805082CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Provider typePART A PROVIDER - HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Organisation typeLLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Incorporation date2017-10-17CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationWACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address19009 33RD AVE W, STE 305CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityLYNNWOODCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateWACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP980364740CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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