Providers
All 14 in CA
ARIA HOSPICE LLC
NPI 1689009128, organization, El Centro, CA, Hospice Care, Community Based
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Evidence tier
network structure with a list link
- Part of provider network D1-00011, ranked 11 nationally.
score 66 of 100, rank 1163, $458K at stake
Provider networks
D1-00011 ranked 1152 providers around North Hollywood, CA: 18 hospices, 34 home health agencies.
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | ARIA HOSPICE LLC |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | September 3, 2013, last updated June 3, 2024 |
| Practice location | 229 S 8TH ST STE A, El Centro, CA 92243-2966, 760-412-5574 |
| Authorized official | Luis Velasquez (Administrator) |
| Specialties | Hospice Care, Community Based (251G00000X, primary) |
Procedures billed
The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.
Medicaid, largest codes
| code | what it is | paid | share | per patient-month | typical | rank among providers | |
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| 0659 | Medicaid service code | $1.0M | 90% | $5K | $5K (top 5% from $6K) | 29th percentile | |
| 0650 | Medicaid service code | $108K | 10% | $4K | $4K (top 5% from $6K) | too few months to rank | |
| G0299 | Direct skilled nursing by RN in home health or hospice each 15 min | $889 | 0% | $11 | $151 (top 5% from $742) | 28th percentile | |
| G0156 | Home health or hospice aide each 15 min | $0 | 0% | $0.00 | $585 (top 5% from $4K) | too few months to rank | |
| G0155 | Clinical social worker in home health or hospice setting each 15 min | $0 | 0% | $0.00 | $0.00 (top 5% from $192) | too few months to rank |
In this area
14 providers in Imperial County, CA carry an indicator in the public record, with $20.7M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 11 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 2. 1 is tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAVAD AGHALOO EL Centro, CA, ranked 233 | $23K |
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| 3 | ASSISTING HANDS HEALTH CARE EL Centro, CA, ranked 1768 | $0 |
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| 3 | IMPERIAL CARE LLC EL Centro, CA, ranked 3534 | $0 |
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| 4 | AMEEN ALSHAREEF EL Centro, CA, ranked 7494 | $4.0M |
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| 4 | VISHWA KAPOOR EL Centro, CA, ranked 7604 | $2.6M |
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| 4 | HAMID ZADEH Imperial, CA, ranked 7825 | $1.1M |
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| 4 | BRIAN TYSON EL Centro, CA, ranked 8360 | $6.3M |
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| 4 | TIEN VO EL Centro, CA, ranked 8458 | $4.0M |
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Recent enforcement in CA
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJPleaded guiltyAug 27, 2026
Anaheim Woman Pleads Guilty to Submitting More Than $2.2 Million in Fraudulent Hospice Care Claims to Medicare
Galbraith submitted approximately $2,266,694 in claims to Medicare for hospice services for beneficiaries who did not have a terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less, and Medicare paid her company approximately $2,140,606.
DOJCivil settlementAug 26, 2026
DermTech Inc. to Pay Up to $5M to Resolve Allegations It Submitted False Claims to Medicare for Unreliable Skin Cancer Tests
DermTech Inc. submitted claims to Medicare for skin cancer tests conducted with an unvalidated positive control range and for tests lacking sufficient patient RNA, and did not retract results or adequately refund Medicare.
DOJCivil settlementAug 26, 2026
DermTech Inc. to Pay Up to $5M to Resolve Allegations It Submitted False Claims to Medicare for Unreliable Skin Cancer Tests
DermTech Inc. billed Medicare for skin cancer tests conducted using an unvalidated positive control range and for tests with insufficient patient RNA, and did not retract the results or adequately refund Medicare.
DOJCivil settlementAug 24, 2026
Medicare Advantage Provider Monogram Health Agrees to Pay $2.4 Million to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit
Monogram knowingly submitted diagnosis codes in four HCCs that were not clinically accurate, not supported by medical record documentation, and/or did not require or affect patient care, inflating Medicare Advantage beneficiaries' risk scores and causing CMS to make higher capitated payments to Medicare Advantage Organizations.
DOJCivil settlementAug 24, 2026
Medicare Advantage Provider Monogram Health Agrees to Pay $2.4M to Settle False Claims Act Suit
Monogram Health knowingly submitted diagnosis codes within four HCCs that were not clinically accurate, not supported by medical record documentation, and/or did not require or affect patient care, inflating Medicare Advantage beneficiaries' risk scores and causing CMS to make higher capitated payments to MAOs.
Referral packet
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