Why this was flagged
Medicare paid far more per patient than peers
In 2024 this provider was paid $20,980 per patient, against a typical $8,525 for the same kind of provider in CA. A genuinely high-need patient mix can explain some of this, but extreme per-patient billing is a classic upcoding and phantom-patient pattern.
Source Medicare Home Health Payments by Provider · record as of 11 Aug 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · db4c19
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Many providers in separate suites of one building
This building hosts providers registered across 3 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 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7
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3 providers share this street address
This address is the registered location of 3 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 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7
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Owners and managing parties of record
IVAN A. TANCHOCO
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 75% ownership · since Nov 8, 2005
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · 5196f4
IMELDA T TANCHOCO
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 25% ownership · since Nov 8, 2005
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · 5196f4
JAMES H SONG
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Mar 1, 2006
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · 5196f4
IMELDA T TANCHOCO
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Nov 8, 2005
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · 5196f4
IMELDA T TANCHOCO
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 11, 2006
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · 5196f4
IMELDA T TANCHOCO
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Nov 8, 2005
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · 5196f4
IVAN A. TANCHOCO
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Nov 8, 2005
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · 5196f4
IVAN A. TANCHOCO
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 11, 2006
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · 5196f4
IVAN A. TANCHOCO
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Nov 8, 2005
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · 5196f4
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| Detail | Value | Published file | Record as of | Pulled | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal name | BETTER HEALTH HOME CARE | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Oct 19, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7 |
| NPI | 1194762179 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Oct 19, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7 |
| Medicare certification number | 057753 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Oct 19, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7 |
| CMS associate ID | 6002726767 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Oct 19, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7 |
| Provider type | PART A PROVIDER - HOME HEALTH AGENCY | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Oct 19, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7 |
| Organisation type | CORPORATION | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Oct 19, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7 |
| Incorporation date | 1984-04-17 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Oct 19, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7 |
| State of incorporation | CA | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Oct 19, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7 |
| Street address | 1535 W MERCED AVE, STE 204 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Oct 19, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7 |
| City | WEST COVINA | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Oct 19, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7 |
| State | CA | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Oct 19, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7 |
| ZIP | 91790-3404 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Oct 19, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | 2026-11-09 · 80bfb7 |
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