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OpenScore 180

WESTERN CARE HOSPICE, INC.

14545 VICTORY BLVD, STE 505, VAN NUYS, CA, 914114183

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Why this was flagged

Elevated
Shared address

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

Elevated
Suite stacking

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)

PROVIDA HOME HEALTH, INC.

STE 418 · Incorporated Dec 19, 2017

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HELPING HANDS HOME HEALTH BEST CARE INC

STE 407 · Incorporated Sep 11, 2020

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HEALTHY SMILES HOME HEALTH, INC

STE 608 · Incorporated

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FRIENDLY HOSPICE BEST CARE INC

STE 602A · Incorporated

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Owners and managing parties of record

ROMEO A FLORES

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 1, 2020

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

ROMEO A FLORES

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 1, 2020

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

ROMEO A FLORES

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 1, 2020

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

ROMEO A FLORES

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 1, 2020

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.

  • 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

  • WESTERN CARE HOSPICE, INC.NPI 1023328291 · certification 751718 · 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
  • FRIENDLY HOSPICE BEST CARE INCsame street address in the same file

CMS Hospice All Owners

background detail only

Weekly refreshes

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

Records read from this file

  • ROMEO A FLORES5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2020-10-01
  • ROMEO A FLORESCORPORATE OFFICER · 100% share · since 2020-10-01
  • ROMEO A FLORESCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 100% share · since 2020-10-01
  • ROMEO A FLORESW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 100% share · since 2020-10-01

cms_hospice_payments

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Records read from this file

Where every detail came from

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DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameWESTERN CARE HOSPICE, INC.CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1023328291CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number751718CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID6709061880CMS 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 date2010-09-23CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationCACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address14545 VICTORY BLVD, STE 505CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityVAN NUYSCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateCACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP914114183CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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