Providers
All 16 in GA
RJ SHEPHERD II INC
NPI 1164666004, organization, Atlanta, GA, Community/Behavioral Health
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Evidence tier
adjudicated in a public enforcement record
- Adjudicated (convicted) per a state attorney general release dated March 31, 2025.
- No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
score 90 of 100, rank 634, $0 at stake
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | RJ SHEPHERD II INC (also BETTER HOME HEALTH CARE OF GA) |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | April 22, 2009, last updated June 2, 2016 |
| Practice location | 30 PERIMETER PARK DR, SUITE 100, Atlanta, GA 30341-1334, 678-547-0495 |
| Mailing address | 1350 DRESDEN DR NE, SUITE 100, Brookhaven, GA 30319-3454 |
| Authorized official | Teresa Owens (Ceo) |
| Specialties | Community/Behavioral Health (251S00000X, primary) |
In this area
16 providers in DeKalb County, GA carry an indicator in the public record, with $27.8M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 7 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 5. 4 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
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| 1 | ZAVIER ASH Tucker, GA, ranked 122 | $148K |
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| 1 | NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CENTER LLC Tucker, GA, ranked 551 | $0 |
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| 1 | BIOCONFIRM LABORATORIES LLC Doraville, GA, ranked 608 | $0 |
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| 1 | LIBERTY MEDICAL DME, LLC Atlanta, GA, ranked 652 | $0 |
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| 3 | LONGLEAF HOSPICE, LLC Atlanta, GA, ranked 3876 | $0 |
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| 3 | GUARDIAN ANGELS HOSPICE,LLC Tucker, GA, ranked 3962 | $0 |
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| 3 | OLIVE BRANCH HOSPICE LLC Atlanta, GA, ranked 5228 | $0 |
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| 3 | LEGACY HOSPICE, LLC Decatur, GA, ranked 5434 | $0 |
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Recent enforcement in GA
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJIndictedAug 24, 2026
Southern District of Georgia federal indictments include murder, drug- and firearm-related charges and healthcare fraud
Perry Patalano was indicted for Healthcare Fraud, Theft of Government Money, Property or Records, and Aggravated Identity Theft.
DOJChargedJun 24, 2026
Two Georgia Men Charged in National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Rutledge billed Georgia Medicaid for thousands of wound care, cyst removal, psychotherapy, and allergy testing services that were never performed, and Releford obtained nursing jobs by lying about his qualifications and stealing a licensed practical nurse's identity, causing providers to bill Medicare and Medicaid for services he could not legally perform.
DOJSentencedMay 4, 2026
Two Sentenced to Prison for $522M Genetic Testing Fraud and Illegal Kickback Scheme Targeting Medicare and Medicaid
Two men who controlled four laboratories paid kickbacks and bribes to marketers to obtain DNA samples and fraudulent requisition forms from medical providers, resulting in approximately $522 million in false claims for medically unnecessary genetic tests.
DOJPleaded guiltyApr 14, 2026
Behavioral therapist pleads guilty to health care fraud for submitting inflated insurance reimbursement claims
From June 2020 through May 2023, Stallings submitted false and fraudulent billing claims to TRICARE for individual and group therapy services that were not provided or were not provided as presented, and also obtained COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds that she spent on personal purposes.
DOJSentencedDec 2, 2025
Georgia Man Sentenced for $24M Kickback and Medicare Fraud Conspiracy
Moore instructed a network of recruiters to induce Medicare beneficiaries to accept medically unnecessary genetic tests, received approximately $4.3 million in kickbacks for referring beneficiary information, DNA specimens and doctors' orders, and concealed the payments with sham invoices.
Referral packet
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