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High
OpenScore 290

FIRSTMED HOME HEALTH

17620 SHERMAN WAY, STE 209, VAN NUYS, CA, 914063527

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Why this was flagged

High
Shared address

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

Elevated
Suite stacking

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

Moderate
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 6 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (KAREN VARDANYAN) is listed on 6 separate Medicare enrollments. Chains are legal, but rapid multi-entity accumulation is a common structure in healthcare fraud cases.

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

Other providers at this street address (6)

VIGOROUS HOME HEALTH CARE

STE 214 · Incorporated Apr 24, 2017

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VERITY HOME HEALTH INC

STE 101 · Incorporated Jun 19, 2020

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NEELIMA HOME HEALTH INC

STE 102 · Incorporated Jun 19, 2020

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LA MEMORIAL HOME HEALTH CARE

STE 105A · Incorporated

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PROMED HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

STE 203 · Incorporated

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BEGINNING LIFE HOSPICE INC

STE 213 · Incorporated Dec 23, 2020

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Owners and managing parties of record

KAREN VARDANYAN

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 1, 2020

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

KAREN VARDANYAN

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 1, 2020

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

KAREN VARDANYAN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 1, 2020

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

KAREN VARDANYAN

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 1, 2020

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

DIANA YENA

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Mar 1, 2025

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.

  • 7 providers share this street address
  • Many providers in separate suites of one building

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

  • FIRSTMED HOME HEALTHNPI 1336601970 · certification 757232 · 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
  • LA MEMORIAL HOME HEALTH CAREsame street address in the same file
  • Owner is tied to 6 providers

Weekly refreshes

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

Records read from this file

  • KAREN VARDANYAN5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2020-10-01
  • KAREN VARDANYANCORPORATE OFFICER · 100% share · since 2020-10-01
  • KAREN VARDANYANCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 100% share · since 2020-10-01
  • KAREN VARDANYANW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 100% share · since 2020-10-01
  • DIANA YENAW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2025-03-01

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.

DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameFIRSTMED HOME HEALTHCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
NPI1336601970CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Medicare certification number757232CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
CMS associate ID3274923735CMS 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 typeCORPORATIONCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Street address17620 SHERMAN WAY, STE 209CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
CityVAN NUYSCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
StateCACMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
ZIP914063527CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a

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