Why this was flagged
Medicare paid far more per patient than peers
In 2024 this provider was paid $19,183 per patient, against a typical $7,367 for the same kind of provider in TX. A genuinely high-need patient mix can explain some of this, but extreme per-patient billing is a classic upcoding and phantom-patient pattern.
Source CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · c6841a
Owners and managing parties of record
VENESSA CORTEZ
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 50% ownership · since Jul 1, 2008
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
ENRIQUE CORTEZ
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 50% ownership · since Jul 1, 2008
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
VENESSA CORTEZ
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jul 1, 2008
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
VENESSA CORTEZ
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jul 1, 2008
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
ENRIQUE CORTEZ
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jul 1, 2008
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
ENRIQUE CORTEZ
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jul 1, 2008
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.
- Medicare paid far more per patient than peers
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
- V & R HEALTH CARE SERVICES, LLCNPI 1265600258 · certification 747192 · 3218 SPENCER HWY, PASADENA, TX
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
- VENESSA CORTEZ5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 50% share · since 2008-07-01
- ENRIQUE CORTEZ5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 50% share · since 2008-07-01
- VENESSA CORTEZCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2008-07-01
- VENESSA CORTEZW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2008-07-01
- ENRIQUE CORTEZCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2008-07-01
- ENRIQUE CORTEZW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2008-07-01
cms_home_health_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- V & R Health Care Services Llc — 2024$1,074,229 paid · 56 patients
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 | V & R HEALTH CARE SERVICES, LLC | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| NPI | 1265600258 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Medicare certification number | 747192 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| CMS associate ID | 1557438116 | 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 | LLC | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Incorporation date | 2008-01-14 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| State of incorporation | TX | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Street address | 3218 SPENCER HWY | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| City | PASADENA | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| State | TX | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| ZIP | 775041104 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
What changed
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