Moderate

OpenScore 40

FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS INC

Doing business as FIRST HEALTH HOME CARE

251 CAMPGROUND RD, STE 100, WEST END, NC, 273768987

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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)

FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS INC

Incorporated Aug 21, 1995

Owners and managing parties of record

FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS INC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Oct 8, 2010

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

SUSAN R PURSER

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Feb 6, 2010

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

CAROLYN D HELMS

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 6, 2012

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

CAROLYN D HELMS

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Feb 6, 2012

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

WALTER S FASOLAK

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 15, 2010

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

JAMES H BULTHUIS

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 6, 2010

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

JAMES H BULTHUIS

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Feb 6, 2010

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

MICKEY FOSTER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Aug 1, 2020

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

MICKEY FOSTER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Aug 1, 2020

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

MICKEY FOSTER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Aug 1, 2020

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

DAVID M COWHERD

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 6, 2012

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

DAVID M COWHERD

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Feb 6, 2012

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

JOHN S STEVENSON

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 15, 2010

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

JOHN S STEVENSON

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Sep 15, 2010

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

JOHN M MAY

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 15, 2010

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

JOHN M MAY

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Sep 15, 2010

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

STEPHEN A SZABO

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 6, 2010

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

STEPHEN A SZABO

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Feb 6, 2010

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

DON R BAHNER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Oct 8, 2010

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

ROBERT ALEXANDER BOWNESS

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 15, 2010

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

WILLIAM L STEWART

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 6, 2010

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

WILLIAM L STEWART

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Feb 6, 2010

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

DAVID L BURNS

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 15, 2010

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

DAVID L BURNS

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Sep 15, 2010

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

BRUCE S SOLOMON

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 6, 2012

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

BRUCE S SOLOMON

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Feb 6, 2012

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

ANNA G HOLLERS

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 6, 2012

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

ANNA G HOLLERS

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Feb 6, 2012

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

JULIAN W KING

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 6, 2010

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

JULIAN W KING

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Feb 6, 2010

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

DAVID B WORONOFF

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 15, 2010

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

DAVID B WORONOFF

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Sep 15, 2010

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

SUSAN R PURSER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 6, 2010

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

JOHN N ELLIS

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 15, 2010

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.

CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments

1 flag

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

FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS INCNPI 1770574766 · certification 347230 · 251 CAMPGROUND RD, WEST END, NC
FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS 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

FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS INC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2010-10-08
SUSAN R PURSEROPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · since 2010-02-06
CAROLYN D HELMSCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2012-02-06
CAROLYN D HELMSOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · since 2012-02-06
WALTER S FASOLAKCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2010-09-15
JAMES H BULTHUISCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2010-02-06
JAMES H BULTHUISOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · since 2010-02-06
MICKEY FOSTERCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2020-08-01

cms_home_health_payments

background detail only

No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.

Records read from this file

Firsthealth Home Care — 2024$1,739,542 paid · 547 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	FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS INC	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
Trading name	FIRST HEALTH HOME CARE	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
NPI	1770574766	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
Medicare certification number	347230	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
CMS associate ID	8820909377	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
Street address	251 CAMPGROUND RD, STE 100	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
City	WEST END	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
State	NC	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
ZIP	273768987	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a

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Where this came from

CMS Home Health Agency Enrollmentsdata as of Jul 27, 2026 · pulled Sep 18, 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · c6841a
CMS Home Health Agency All Ownersdata as of Aug 19, 2026 · pulled Sep 18, 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

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Record details

NPI: 1770574766
Medicare CCN: 347230
Provider type: PART A PROVIDER - HOME HEALTH AGENCY
Organisation type: CORPORATION
Incorporated: —
Incorporation state: —
Flagged signals: 1
Last refreshed: Sep 18, 2026

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