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HOME BASED SERVICES INITIATIVE, LLC

Doing business as ST. JOHN'S UNITED HOSPICE

502 N 30TH ST, BILLINGS, MT, 591011138

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Why this was flagged

Moderate
Shared address

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)

HOME BASED SERVICES INITIATIVE, LLC

Incorporated May 3, 2012

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Owners and managing parties of record

ST JOHNS LUTHERAN MINISTRIES INC

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · 100% ownership · since May 3, 2012

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

ST JOHNS LUTHERAN MINISTRIES INC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 66.5% ownership · since May 3, 2012

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

BILLINGS CLINIC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 28.5% ownership · since May 3, 2012

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

BIG SKY SENIOR SERVICES INC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5% ownership · since May 3, 2012

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

CATHARINE B RIVERA

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jun 11, 2013

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

GERALD G PEARSALL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Jun 1, 2014

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

GERALD G PEARSALL

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jun 1, 2014

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

GERALD G PEARSALL

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Dec 20, 2013

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

DAVID TROST

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since May 6, 2016

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

DAVID TROST

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since May 6, 2016

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 Enrollments

1 flag
  • 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

  • HOME BASED SERVICES INITIATIVE, LLCNPI 1235483728 · certification 271534 · 502 N 30TH ST, BILLINGS, MT
  • HOME BASED SERVICES INITIATIVE, LLCsame street address in the same file

CMS Hospice All Owners

background detail only

Weekly refreshes

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

Records read from this file

cms_hospice_payments

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Records read from this file

Where every detail came from

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DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameHOME BASED SERVICES INITIATIVE, LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameST. JOHN'S UNITED HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1235483728CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number271534CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID3577707009CMS 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 date2013-12-20CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationMTCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address502 N 30TH STCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityBILLINGSCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateMTCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP591011138CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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