SUPPORTIVE BEHAVIORAL CARE OF MA LLC

NPI 1780115519, organization, Needham, MA, Psychologist, Clinical

Evidence tier

informational

score 30 of 100, rank 11557, $138K at stake

Paid after the action

Months in which Medicaid paid claims for this provider after a public action that should have triggered a screening check. This is a record of payments, not a determination that they were improper.

list	identity check	action date	window closed	months paid after	first	last	paid after	12 months before
doj admin enforcement record (civil settlement): behavioral health companies, ceo, pay nearly $4.6 million to settle allegations related to telehealth services for nursing home residents	No NPI on the list; matched by name at high confidence	Jun 13, 2024	still open	6	Jul 2024	Dec 2024	$138K	$240K

National provider registry

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Name	SUPPORTIVE BEHAVIORAL CARE OF MA LLC
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	March 23, 2017, last updated September 3, 2026
Practice location	150 LINCOLN ST, Needham, MA 02492-2914, 718-298-4375
Mailing address	14 SHEMEN ST, Lakewood, NJ 08701-3662
Authorized official	RAPHAEL LICHTSCHEIN (President)
Specialties	Psychologist, Clinical (103TC0700X, primary)

In this area

14 providers in Suffolk County, MA carry an indicator in the public record, with $4.2M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 11 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 2.

tier	provider	at stake	why
2	SOPHIA BARTONE Boston, MA, ranked 734	$567K	Billed more hands-on hours than a day holds in 4 months, peaking at 17.9 hours per day across 3 billing organizations.
3	CHELSEA JEWISH COMMUNITY, INC. Chelsea, MA, ranked 1022	$1.3M	Part of provider network D1-00123, ranked 123 nationally.
3	CHELSEA JEWISH NURSING HOME, INC. Chelsea, MA, ranked 1174	$435K	Part of provider network D1-00123, ranked 123 nationally.
3	DEUTSCHES ALTENHEIM INC. West Roxbury, MA, ranked 1175	$434K	Part of provider network D1-00123, ranked 123 nationally.
3	SHERRILL HOUSE, INC Boston, MA, ranked 1208	$342K	Part of provider network D1-00137, ranked 137 nationally.
3	CHELSEA JEWISH GREEN HOUSE, INC Chelsea, MA, ranked 1251	$253K	Part of provider network D1-00123, ranked 123 nationally.
3	ASHMONT HILL, LLC Dorchester, MA, ranked 1259	$246K	Part of provider network D1-00137, ranked 137 nationally.
3	ARMENIAN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, INC. Jamaica Plain, MA, ranked 1455	$34K	Part of provider network D1-00123, ranked 123 nationally.

All 14 in MA

Recent enforcement in MA

All releases

Department of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.

DOJIndictedSep 4, 2026

Illegal Alien from Georgia Charged for Conspiracy to Launder Proceeds of $1.3B Health Care Fraud Scheme

Gugava purportedly owned ND Medical Solutions LLC, a durable medical equipment company that submitted at least $1.3 billion in fraudulent DME claims to Medicare and other insurers using stolen identities, and he opened bank accounts to deposit and transfer the fraud proceeds to overseas accounts.

DOJIndictedSep 4, 2026

Georgian National Charged for Conspiracy to Launder Proceeds of $1.3 Billion Health Care Fraud Scheme

Gugava allegedly served as purported owner of ND Medical Solutions, LLC, which submitted at least $1.3 billion in fraudulent durable medical equipment claims to Medicare and private insurers using stolen identities, and he opened bank accounts to deposit and transfer the proceeds overseas.

DOJSentencedAug 20, 2026

Former Owner of Telemedicine Companies Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for $110 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Through his telemedicine companies, Richardson generated prepopulated durable medical equipment orders signed by doctors and nurses without beneficiary contact and sold them to telemarketers who resold them to DME suppliers that billed Medicare for medically unnecessary equipment.

DOJCivil settlementAug 10, 2026

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $46 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability for Kickback Scheme

Veloxis paid kickbacks in the form of lavish meals, alcohol, luxury resort stays, personal gifts and sham consulting payments to transplant health care professionals, and per-patient and per-month payments to specialty pharmacies, to induce prescriptions and purchases of Envarsus XR, causing false claims to federal health care programs and underreporting payments under the Open Payments Program.

DOJCivil settlementAug 10, 2026

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay Over $46M to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability for Kickback Schemes

Veloxis paid kickbacks in the form of lavish meals, alcohol, gifts, trips and resort stays, and purported consulting fees to health care providers, and per-patient and per-month payments to specialty pharmacies, to induce prescriptions and purchases of Envarsus XR, and concealed those payments through falsified expense reports that resulted in underreporting to CMS's Open Payments Program.

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