Why this was flagged
Medicare paid this provider far more than its peers
In 2024 Medicare paid this provider $32,117,891, against a typical payment of $899,466 for the same kind of provider that year. High volume can be legitimate, but extreme outliers are where billing fraud shows up.
Source Medicare Home Health Payments by Provider · record as of 11 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 31bbc0
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)
VALLEY HOME CARE INC.
Incorporated Jan 24, 1986
Owners and managing parties of record
NISHA SIKDER
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 5% ownership · since Jan 1, 2017
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JOSETTE PORTALATIN
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 5% ownership · since Jan 15, 2020
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
MICHELLE RESTREPO
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 5% ownership · since May 21, 2018
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
DENISE RATCLIFFE
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 5, 2008
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
PAULETTE LAURENZI
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 2, 2011
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
BARRY POSKANZER
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 4, 2015
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
KATHLEEN BURKE
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 2, 2011
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
DAVID F LUDWIG
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 2, 2016
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
CYNTHIA J HALABY
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 7, 2012
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
STEVEN L NICKLES
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 6, 2013
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
ANNE GOHEEN CRANE
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 5, 2014
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
ROBERT W BRENNER
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 2, 2016
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JOHN W ALBOHM
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 2, 2016
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
DONALD E STRANGFELD
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 4, 2015
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
KATHRYN YEOMANS
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 5, 2014
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
- VALLEY HOME CARE INC.NPI 1174588925 · certification 317008 · 15 ESSEX RD 301, PARAMUS, NJ
- VALLEY HOME CARE INC.same street address in the same file
- Medicare paid this provider far more than its peers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)8,609 recordspublisher data as of 11 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- Valley Home Care Inc. — 2024$32,117,891 paid · 5,170 patients
CMS Home Health Agency All Owners
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)101,188 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- NISHA SIKDERCORPORATE OFFICER · 5% share · since 2017-01-01
- JOSETTE PORTALATINCORPORATE OFFICER · 5% share · since 2020-01-15
- MICHELLE RESTREPOW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 5% share · since 2018-05-21
- DENISE RATCLIFFECORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2008-06-05
- PAULETTE LAURENZICORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2011-06-02
- BARRY POSKANZERCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2015-06-04
- KATHLEEN BURKECORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2011-06-02
- DAVID F LUDWIGCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2016-06-02
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 | VALLEY HOME CARE INC. | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Trading name | VALLEY HOSPICE | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| NPI | 1174588925 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Medicare certification number | 317008 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| CMS associate ID | 5991833105 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Provider type | PART A PROVIDER - HOME HEALTH AGENCY | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Organisation type | CORPORATION | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Incorporation date | 1986-01-24 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| State of incorporation | NJ | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Street address | 15 ESSEX RD 301 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| City | PARAMUS | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| State | NJ | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| ZIP | 076521457 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
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