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OpenScore 40

ALGEN HEALTH, LLC

2626 SOUTH LOOP WEST, SUITE 550, HOUSTON, TX, 770542262

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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 Home Health Agency Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · c6841a

Other providers at this street address (1)

TEAMCARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC

STE 650Y · Incorporated Jun 17, 2002

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Owners and managing parties of record

VICTORIA MERCADO

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Jan 27, 2007

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

ALEX CHERNYAK

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 33% ownership · since Dec 5, 2007

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

OLGA SHMOYSH

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 33% ownership · since Feb 15, 2008

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

HELENA BAKAEV

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 33% ownership · since Aug 10, 2006

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

YEVGENY VERNIK

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 33% ownership · since Jan 1, 2011

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

IRENE PODLUBNY

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Dec 13, 2017

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

HELENA BAKAEV

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Aug 10, 2006

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

HELENA BAKAEV

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Dec 13, 2017

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

LILY DELLOTA

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 28, 2007

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

ALEX CHERNYAK

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Dec 5, 2007

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

YEVGENY VERNIK

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Dec 5, 2007

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

YEVGENY VERNIK

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Dec 5, 2007

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

ALEX CHERNYAK

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Dec 5, 2007

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

MARGARET M FALCO

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Mar 1, 2009

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

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.

  • 2 providers share this street address

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)11,494 records11,494 added · 0 changed · 0 removedpublisher data as of 27 Jul 2026
  • 18 Sept 20261,000 records1,000 added · 0 changed · 0 removedpublisher data as of 27 Jul 2026(running)

Records read from this file

  • ALGEN HEALTH, LLCNPI 1457361818 · certification 679648 · 2626 SOUTH LOOP WEST, HOUSTON, TX
  • TEAMCARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INCsame street address in the same file

CMS Home Health Agency All Owners

background detail only

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)101,188 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026

Records read from this file

  • VICTORIA MERCADOW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 100% share · since 2007-01-27
  • ALEX CHERNYAK5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 33% share · since 2007-12-05
  • OLGA SHMOYSH5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 33% share · since 2008-02-15
  • HELENA BAKAEV5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 33% share · since 2006-08-10
  • YEVGENY VERNIK5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 33% share · since 2011-01-01
  • IRENE PODLUBNYW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2017-12-13
  • HELENA BAKAEVCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2006-08-10
  • HELENA BAKAEVW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2017-12-13

cms_home_health_payments

background detail only

No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.

Records read from this file

Where every detail came from

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DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameALGEN HEALTH, LLCCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
NPI1457361818CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Medicare certification number679648CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
CMS associate ID5890798672CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Provider typePART A PROVIDER - HOME HEALTH AGENCYCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Organisation typeLLCCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Street address2626 SOUTH LOOP WEST, SUITE 550CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
CityHOUSTONCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
StateTXCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
ZIP770542262CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a

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