Why this was flagged
7 providers share this street address
This address is the registered location of 7 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
Many providers in separate suites of one building
This building hosts providers registered across 7 different suite or unit numbers, a pattern seen when shell agencies are set up side by side.
Source CMS Hospice Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 641824
Owner is tied to 5 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (ARSEN MKRTCHYAN) is listed on 5 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
Other providers at this street address (6)
VIGOROUS HOME HEALTH CARE
STE 214 · Incorporated Apr 24, 2017
VERITY HOME HEALTH INC
STE 101 · Incorporated Jun 19, 2020
NEELIMA HOME HEALTH INC
STE 102 · Incorporated Jun 19, 2020
FIRSTMED HOME HEALTH
STE 209 · Incorporated —
LA MEMORIAL HOME HEALTH CARE
STE 105A · Incorporated —
PROMED HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
STE 203 · Incorporated —
Owners and managing parties of record
HERMINE BADALYAN
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 100% ownership · since Dec 23, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
HERMINE BADALYAN
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 100% ownership · since Dec 23, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
HERMINE BADALYAN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 100% ownership · since Dec 23, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ARSEN MKRTCHYAN
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 2, 2022
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
- 7 providers share this street address
- Many providers in separate suites of one building
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
- BEGINNING LIFE HOSPICE INCNPI 1699365684 · certification B51779 · 17620 SHERMAN WAY, VAN NUYS, CA
- VIGOROUS HOME HEALTH CAREsame street address in the same file
- VERITY HOME HEALTH INCsame street address in the same file
- NEELIMA HOME HEALTH INCsame street address in the same file
- FIRSTMED HOME HEALTHsame street address in the same file
CMS Hospice All Owners
- Owner is tied to 5 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- HERMINE BADALYAN5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2020-12-23
- HERMINE BADALYANCORPORATE OFFICER · 100% share · since 2020-12-23
- HERMINE BADALYANCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 100% share · since 2020-12-23
- ARSEN MKRTCHYANW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2022-01-02
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.
| Detail | Value | Published file | Record as of | Pulled | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal name | BEGINNING LIFE HOSPICE INC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1699365684 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | B51779 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 6406241173 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Provider type | PART A PROVIDER - HOSPICE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Organisation type | CORPORATION | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Incorporation date | 2020-12-23 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | CA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 17620 SHERMAN WAY, STE 213 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | VAN NUYS | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | CA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 914063527 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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