EVERGREEN RECOVERY

NPI 1992152821, organization, Saint Paul, MN, Clinic/Center, Rehabilitation, Substance Use Disorder

Evidence tier

adjudicated in a public enforcement record

Adjudicated (indicted, pleaded guilty) per a Department of Justice release and a state attorney general release dated December 19, 2024.
Medicaid paid $13,844,651 in the last 12 observed months.

Public enforcement record: Two Plead Guilty To Medicaid Fraud In Case Attorney General Ellison Investigated Jointly With U.S. Attorney’s Office

score 97 of 100, rank 37, $13.8M at stake

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

Name	EVERGREEN RECOVERY
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	May 20, 2016, last updated March 11, 2020
Practice location	1400 ENERGY PARK DR, SUITE 21, Saint Paul, MN 55108-5272, 651-252-6070
Authorized official	DAVID BACKUS (Executive Director)
Specialties	Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) (101YA0400X, license 303683 MN) Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) (101YA0400X, license 303672 MN) Counselor, Professional (101YP2500X, license 1204 MN) Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) (101YA0400X, license 304003 MN) Clinic/Center, Rehabilitation, Substance Use Disorder (261QR0405X, primary)

In this area

28 providers in Ramsey County, MN carry an indicator in the public record, with $35.9M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 13 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 8. 3 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	SHAWN GRYGO Saint Paul, MN, ranked 223	$27K	Adjudicated (pleaded guilty, indicted) per a Department of Justice release and a state attorney general release dated December 19, 2024. Medicaid paid $26,613 in the last 12 observed months.
1	MIDWEST MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. Mounds View, MN, ranked 244	$20K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since April 21, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 2 later months, $19,548 in total.
1	MIDWEST MEDICAL HOLDINGS LLC Saint Paul, MN, ranked 430	$233	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since April 21, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 4 later months, $233 in total.
3	CAREMATE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. ST Paul, MN, ranked 838	$2.0M	Part of provider network D1-00125, ranked 125 nationally. 69% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.
3	SAFELODGINGS Saint Paul, MN, ranked 1094	$695K	Charged (indicted) per a state attorney general release dated December 18, 2025, not adjudicated. Medicaid paid $695,007 in the last 12 observed months.
3	LIBERTY PLUS LLC Roseville, MN, ranked 1109	$638K	Charged (indicted) per a state attorney general release dated September 18, 2025, not adjudicated. Medicaid paid $637,516 in the last 12 observed months.
3	THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY Saint Paul, MN, ranked 2440	$0	Part of provider network D1-00125, ranked 125 nationally.
3	GREATER MINNESOTA HOME HEALTH CARE INC Saint Paul, MN, ranked 2550	$0	Part of provider network D1-00098, ranked 98 nationally.

All 28 in MN

Recent enforcement in MN

All releases

Department of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.

DOJOtherMay 22, 2026

This Week in Fraud: The Fraud Division Announced Expansion of Midwest Task Force and Authorization to Hire 15 New Medicaid Prosecutors, an Unprecedented Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown, and a $2 Billion Telemedicine Health Care Fraud Scheme

The Justice Department announced charges against 15 defendants for Medicaid fraud schemes totaling over $90 million in intended loss, a 10-year sentence in a $2 billion international health care fraud conspiracy in Brooklyn, and a Michigan jury conviction of a nurse who bribed a Detroit hospital nurse for confidential records used to bill Medicare in a $1.6 million scheme, along with expansion of the Health Care Fraud Midwest Strike Force and hiring of 15 additional Medicaid fraud prosecutors.

DOJChargedMay 21, 2026

Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Against 15 Defendants for Over $90M in Fraud

Fifteen defendants were charged in connection with schemes involving over $90 million in intended loss against Minnesota Medicaid programs, including paying kickbacks to parents and billing for autism, Integrated Community Supports, Individualized Home Supports, Housing Stabilization Services and child care services that were not provided as represented.

DOJPleaded guiltyFeb 10, 2026

Fraud Tourists Plead Guilty to Minneapolis Medicaid Fraud

Two men set up businesses in Minneapolis, enrolled as Housing Stabilization Services providers, recruited Medicaid beneficiaries at homeless shelters and Section 8 housing, billed for services not provided, and used ChatGPT and fabricated e-mails to create fake client records when asked for documentation.

DOJChargedSep 24, 2025

First Defendant Charged in Autism Fraud Scheme

Hassan and others enrolled Smart Therapy LLC as an EIDBI autism services provider, recruited children with cash kickbacks to parents, employed unqualified behavioral technicians, and submitted inflated and fabricated Medicaid claims for services not provided, obtaining more than $14 million, while also submitting approximately $465,000 in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program claims through Feeding Our Future.

DOJCivil settlementJun 26, 2025

NUWAY Alliance Agrees to Pay $18,500,000 Settlement in Medicaid Kickbacks Scheme, False Claims Act Violations

NUWAY compensated Medicaid patients for seeking intensive outpatient treatment in violation of the federal anti-kickback statute and submitted false claims for IOP services not provided by double-billing the same period of time as distinct billable units.

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