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Elevated
OpenScore 220

ART OF HOSPICE INC.

6345 BALBOA BLVD, STE 195, ENCINO, CA, 913161515

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Why this was flagged

Elevated
Shared address

4 providers share this street address

This address is the registered location of 4 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

Elevated
Suite stacking

Many providers in separate suites of one building

This building hosts providers registered across 4 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

Moderate
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 9 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (MICHAEL JAY SOFFER) is listed on 9 separate Medicare enrollments. Chains are legal, but rapid multi-entity accumulation is a common structure in healthcare fraud cases.

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

Other providers at this street address (3)

ELEGANCE HEALTHCARE, INC.

STE 155 · Incorporated Nov 30, 2007

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JHA GERIATRIC SERVICES INC

STE 315 · Incorporated Jan 20, 1993

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A-1 HOSPICE CARE CENTER 4 U INC

STE 168 · Incorporated Sep 27, 2012

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Owners and managing parties of record

OREN D SHACHAR

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since May 1, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

OREN D SHACHAR

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 100% ownership · since May 1, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

OREN D SHACHAR

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 100% ownership · since May 1, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

FELIX B MICLAT

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 0% ownership · since May 1, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

MICHAEL JAY SOFFER

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 15, 2025

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

MICHAEL JAY SOFFER

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 15, 2025

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

FELIX B MICLAT

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since May 1, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

NERSES MAZMANYAN

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since May 1, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

NERSES MAZMANYAN

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 1, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

NERSES MAZMANYAN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since May 1, 2022

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.

  • 4 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

  • ART OF HOSPICE INC.NPI 1851958516 · certification A11627 · 6345 BALBOA BLVD, ENCINO, CA
  • ELEGANCE HEALTHCARE, INC.same street address in the same file
  • JHA GERIATRIC SERVICES INCsame street address in the same file
  • A-1 HOSPICE CARE CENTER 4 U INCsame street address in the same file
  • Owner is tied to 9 providers

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026

Records read from this file

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Records read from this file

Where every detail came from

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DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameART OF HOSPICE INC.CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1851958516CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification numberA11627CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID6103154539CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Provider typePART A PROVIDER - HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Organisation typeCORPORATIONCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Incorporation date2019-02-19CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationCACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address6345 BALBOA BLVD, STE 195CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityENCINOCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateCACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP913161515CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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