Providers
All 32 in MA
HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, INC.
NPI 1053311514, organization, Newton, MA, Hospice Care, Community Based
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Evidence tier
network structure with a list link
- Part of provider network D1-00123, ranked 123 nationally.
score 66 of 100, rank 1000, $1.5M at stake
Provider networks
D1-00123 ranked 12375 providers around Chelsea, MA: 10 hospices, 7 home health agencies, 58 nursing facilities.
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, INC. |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | July 27, 2005, last updated November 30, 2020 |
| Practice location | 160 WELLS AVE, Newton, MA 02459-3302, 617-969-6130 |
| Authorized official | TIMOTHY BOON (Executive Director) |
| Specialties | Nurse Practitioner (363L00000X) Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine (207RH0002X) Hospice Care, Community Based (251G00000X, primary, license 7205 MA) |
Procedures billed
The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.
Medicaid, largest codes
| code | what it is | paid | share | per patient-month | typical | rank among providers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | $1K | 100% | $100 | $96 (top 5% from $249) | too few months to rank |
In this area
32 providers in Middlesex County, MA carry an indicator in the public record, with $21.1M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 15 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 9. 6 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MELVIN EHRLICH Framingham, MA, ranked 152 | $91K |
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| 1 | ANTHONY ADDESA Somerville, MA, ranked 448 | $73 |
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| 1 | ARBOR HOMECARE SERVICES LLC Chelmsford, MA, ranked 503 | $0 |
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| 1 | ADVANCED TMS ASSOCIATES LLC Natick, MA, ranked 562 | $0 |
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| 1 | GUSTAVO KINRYS Cambridge, MA, ranked 580 | $0 |
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| 1 | RICHARD MIRON Dracut, MA, ranked 650 | $0 |
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| 3 | TUFTS MEDICINE CARE AT HOME, INC. Lowell, MA, ranked 966 | $2.2M |
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| 3 | MERRIMACK VALLEY OPERATIONS, LLC North Billerica, MA, ranked 1055 | $913K |
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Recent enforcement in MA
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJIndictedSep 4, 2026
Illegal Alien from Georgia Charged for Conspiracy to Launder Proceeds of $1.3B Health Care Fraud Scheme
Gugava purportedly owned ND Medical Solutions LLC, a durable medical equipment company that submitted at least $1.3 billion in fraudulent DME claims to Medicare and other insurers using stolen identities, and he opened bank accounts to deposit and transfer the fraud proceeds to overseas accounts.
DOJIndictedSep 4, 2026
Georgian National Charged for Conspiracy to Launder Proceeds of $1.3 Billion Health Care Fraud Scheme
Gugava allegedly served as purported owner of ND Medical Solutions, LLC, which submitted at least $1.3 billion in fraudulent durable medical equipment claims to Medicare and private insurers using stolen identities, and he opened bank accounts to deposit and transfer the proceeds overseas.
DOJSentencedAug 20, 2026
Former Owner of Telemedicine Companies Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for $110 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Through his telemedicine companies, Richardson generated prepopulated durable medical equipment orders signed by doctors and nurses without beneficiary contact and sold them to telemarketers who resold them to DME suppliers that billed Medicare for medically unnecessary equipment.
DOJCivil settlementAug 10, 2026
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $46 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability for Kickback Scheme
Veloxis paid kickbacks in the form of lavish meals, alcohol, luxury resort stays, personal gifts and sham consulting payments to transplant health care professionals, and per-patient and per-month payments to specialty pharmacies, to induce prescriptions and purchases of Envarsus XR, causing false claims to federal health care programs and underreporting payments under the Open Payments Program.
DOJCivil settlementAug 10, 2026
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay Over $46M to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability for Kickback Schemes
Veloxis paid kickbacks in the form of lavish meals, alcohol, gifts, trips and resort stays, and purported consulting fees to health care providers, and per-patient and per-month payments to specialty pharmacies, to induce prescriptions and purchases of Envarsus XR, and concealed those payments through falsified expense reports that resulted in underreporting to CMS's Open Payments Program.
Referral packet
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