Why this was flagged
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
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
Other providers at this street address (3)
Owners and managing parties of record
GOHAR SHASHIKYAN
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 100% ownership · since Mar 8, 2017
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GOHAR SHASHIKYAN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 100% ownership · since Mar 8, 2017
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GOHAR SHASHIKYAN
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Mar 8, 2017
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GOHAR SHASHIKYAN
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 100% ownership · since Mar 8, 2017
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GOHAR SHASHIKYAN
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 100% ownership · since Mar 8, 2017
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GRANT TUPINYAN
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JAMES ANTHONY MICHAIL
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Feb 1, 2018
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
AGHAVNI ANGELA TASHYAN
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 17, 2018
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JAMES ANTHONY MICHAIL
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 0% ownership · since Feb 1, 2018
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
AGHAVNI ANGELA TASHYAN
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 17, 2018
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NICETO LOPEZ
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 10, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NICETO LOPEZ
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 10, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GRANT TUPINYAN
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2021
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
- 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
- A-1 HOSPICE CARE CENTER 4 U INCNPI 1952717480 · certification 921689 · 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
- ART OF 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
- GOHAR SHASHIKYANCORPORATE OFFICER · 100% share · since 2017-03-08
- GOHAR SHASHIKYANCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 100% share · since 2017-03-08
- GOHAR SHASHIKYANW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 100% share · since 2017-03-08
- GOHAR SHASHIKYANOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 100% share · since 2017-03-08
- GOHAR SHASHIKYAN5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2017-03-08
- GRANT TUPINYANOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 0% share · since 2021-01-01
- JAMES ANTHONY MICHAILCONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2018-02-01
- AGHAVNI ANGELA TASHYANW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2018-12-17
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Comfort Hospice Care — 2024$10,340,479 paid · 435 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 | A-1 HOSPICE CARE CENTER 4 U INC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1952717480 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 921689 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 4880819572 | 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 |
| Incorporation date | 2012-09-27 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | CA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 6345 BALBOA BLVD, STE 168 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | ENCINO | 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 | 913165236 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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