Why this was flagged
5 providers share this street address
This address is the registered location of 5 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 5 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
Other providers at this street address (4)
Owners and managing parties of record
LAWRENCE KOTOVETS
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 100% ownership · since Dec 11, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LAWRENCE KOTOVETS
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 100% ownership · since Dec 11, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LAWRENCE KOTOVETS
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 100% ownership · since Dec 11, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LAWRENCE KOTOVETS
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Dec 11, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ELENA BELKNA
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 15, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ARKADY STERN
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 2, 2026
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
- 5 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
- FRIENDLY HOSPICE BEST CARE INCNPI 1851989024 · certification B51596 · 14545 VICTORY BLVD, VAN NUYS, CA
- PROVIDA HOME HEALTH, INC.same street address in the same file
- HELPING HANDS HOME HEALTH BEST CARE INCsame street address in the same file
- HEALTHY SMILES HOME HEALTH, INCsame street address in the same file
- WESTERN CARE HOSPICE, INC.same street address in the same file
CMS Hospice All Owners
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- LAWRENCE KOTOVETS5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2020-12-11
- LAWRENCE KOTOVETSCORPORATE OFFICER · 100% share · since 2020-12-11
- LAWRENCE KOTOVETSCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 100% share · since 2020-12-11
- LAWRENCE KOTOVETSW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 100% share · since 2020-12-11
- ELENA BELKNAW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2021-01-15
- ARKADY STERNCONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2026-01-02
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 | FRIENDLY HOSPICE BEST CARE INC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1851989024 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | B51596 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 0446664429 | 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 |
| Street address | 14545 VICTORY BLVD, STE 602A | 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 | 914111620 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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