C.A.R.E. Fertility, Inc. – Glendale — An Honest Patient Guide

C.A.R.E. Fertility, Inc. is the corporate legal entity operating the fertility practice at 500 E Colorado Street, Suite 400, Glendale, California — the same physical location as the consumer-facing brand listed as "Care Fertility." Patients who encounter this name on insurance documentation, explanation of benefits forms, or NPI provider directories are seeing the formal Inc. registration of the clinic.

This guide is written for patients who have found this entity name in a provider search or insurance record and want to understand what the practice offers and how the two-entity structure works. To be explicit: C.A.R.E. Fertility, Inc. and Care Fertility (the DBA brand) are the same clinical practice at the same address, operated by the same physicians and staff. They carry separate National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers because the practice is registered both as a formal Inc. entity and under a consumer-facing trade name — a common arrangement in California healthcare.

Glendale is located in the San Fernando Valley foothills, accessible from the 134 and 2 freeways, and serves patients from Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, La Crescenta, La Cañada, and the broader northeastern Los Angeles metro area. For additional California clinic options, see our California fertility clinic directory.

Physicians and Clinical Team

The physician and clinical team at C.A.R.E. Fertility, Inc. is identical to that of Care Fertility at the same address. The Inc. entity designation does not represent a different set of physicians or a different clinical operation — it is the legal corporate form under which the practice is organized.

• Board-Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist(s) — ABOG subspecialty-certified REI physicians staff the Glendale practice. The team serves a culturally and linguistically diverse patient base from across the northeastern Los Angeles metro area, including a large Armenian-speaking population in Glendale.

• Fertility Nursing Staff — Nurses manage monitoring appointments, medication protocols, and patient communication during active treatment cycles.

• Embryology Team — The embryology laboratory at or affiliated with the Colorado Street location handles fertilization, culture, cryopreservation, and genetic testing.

Services and Treatments

C.A.R.E. Fertility, Inc. (the Inc. entity) provides the same clinical services as the DBA-branded Care Fertility at the same address:

• IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) — Complete IVF cycles including stimulation, retrieval, fertilization, culture, and fresh or frozen embryo transfer.
• ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection) — For male-factor infertility and prior fertilization challenges.
• IUI (Intrauterine Insemination) — Natural and stimulated cycles using partner or donor sperm.
• Egg Freezing (Oocyte Cryopreservation) — Elective and medically indicated fertility preservation via vitrification.
• Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) — Transfer of previously vitrified embryos.
• Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT-A / PGT-M) — Chromosomal and monogenic disorder screening.
• Donor Egg IVF — Coordination for cycles using donor eggs.
• Donor Sperm — Support for patients using donor sperm.
• Male Fertility Evaluation — Semen analysis and male-factor workup.
• Fertility Assessment — AMH, AFC ultrasound, HSG, and hormonal panel.
• Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Evaluation — Diagnostic workup and management protocol.
• LGBTQ+ Family Building — Inclusive services for all patient configurations.

Laboratory and Success Rates

The embryology laboratory services at this address are shared between the Inc. entity and the DBA brand. When searching SART or CDC outcome databases, patients should search for both "C.A.R.E. Fertility Inc." and "Care Fertility" in Glendale, CA, as outcome reporting may appear under either NPI registration.

Patients should review the most current cycle-level data published by the CDC's ART Surveillance program and the SART Clinic Summary Report.

At your consultation, ask which entity appears in the SART reporting system and how to locate the clinic's specific data for your review.

Patient Experience

The patient experience at the Inc. entity is identical to that at the DBA brand — same physicians, same nursing team, same building, same appointment scheduling system. The distinction matters primarily for insurance and billing purposes rather than for the clinical experience itself.

The Colorado Street address in central Glendale is accessible from the 134 (Colorado St exit) and the 2 freeway (Glendale Ave/Colorado St interchange). The building offers structured parking. Glendale's dense commercial district means that patients have multiple dining and errand options in the immediate area, which is appreciated during monitoring cycles that require multiple early appointments per week.

For the large Armenian-American patient population in Glendale and nearby communities (Montrose, La Crescenta, Burbank), practices in this area often provide culturally sensitive care and may have staff who speak Armenian or other languages common in the community. Patients should inquire about language services at the time of scheduling.

Considering At-Home Insemination?

Not every fertility journey begins in a clinic. At-home intracervical insemination (ICI) is a lower-cost, private option that suits patients with no known fertility diagnosis — including single parents by choice, same-sex couples, and people who want to try a few cycles before committing to clinical treatment.

At-home insemination kits like those from MakeAMom come with step-by-step instructions designed for donor or partner sperm. Kits are a one-time purchase that can be reused until conception succeeds, require no clinic visit, and arrive in plain, discreet packaging. Many patients use them as a first step while working toward a fertility consultation — or alongside ovulation tracking while they wait for an appointment slot.

If you have a known fertility diagnosis, have been trying for 12 months without success (six months if you're over 35), or your physician has already recommended IUI or IVF, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist is the right next step.

Insurance and Financing

California's SB 729 (effective July 1, 2025) requires large-group insured health plans in California to cover fertility treatments including up to three IVF cycles. This applies to the practice at 500 E Colorado Street regardless of whether services are billed under the Inc. entity or the DBA brand. Self-funded ERISA plans remain exempt.

A critical practical point: when your insurer verifies coverage or issues a prior authorization for fertility treatment at this address, confirm which entity name — "C.A.R.E. Fertility, Inc." or "Care Fertility" — will appear on the claim. A mismatch between the authorized name and the billing name can result in claim denials that are administratively correctable but time-consuming. Ask the billing office to specify exactly how claims will be submitted.

For patients without coverage:

• Self-Pay Pricing — Request complete pricing from the billing office.
• Financing — Third-party medical financing options.
• Payment Arrangements — Direct payment plans may be available.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why are there two NPI registrations for the same practice at 500 E Colorado Street? NPI (National Provider Identifier) numbers are issued per legal entity. C.A.R.E. Fertility, Inc. has an NPI as the corporate entity, and the DBA name "Care Fertility" may have a separate NPI as a trade-name registration. This is a common situation in California healthcare, where practices often operate under both an Inc. (or LLC, or PC) corporate form and a consumer-facing brand name. Clinically, both registrations represent the same practice.

If my insurance authorization says "Care Fertility," can I be treated at the same address under the Inc. entity? This is a billing question best answered by the clinic's front office and your insurer. In most cases, because the underlying TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number) is the same, claims filed under either name will be processed correctly — but prior authorization mismatches can cause delays. Clarify with the billing office at intake.

Does the Inc. entity status affect my patient rights or clinical care? No. Your clinical care, physician relationship, and patient rights are the same regardless of which legal entity billing your insurance. The Inc. designation is a legal and tax classification, not a clinical distinction.

How do I find SART outcome data for this clinic? Search the SART database at sartcorsonline.com for both "C.A.R.E. Fertility" and "Care Fertility" in Glendale, CA. If you find only one entry, that may be the entity under which outcomes are reported. Ask the clinic which NPI they use for SART reporting to confirm.