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Airway Oxygen INC

Airway Oxygen INC was paid $2.67M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 47 billing codes. Its largest line is E1390, Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate — 29% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoAIRWAY OXYGEN INC
BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022
33aNPI1093899031assigned 10/25/2006
28Total paid$2.67M
24GClaims62,868
24DCodes billed47
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers

Next to other Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition Supplies (DME) providers in Michigan

Rank by total paid#3 of 27
Median peer was paid$507K
This provider vs. median5.3×

Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.

Auditor's notes

Automated statistical signals. Not evidence of fraud — how these are computed.

Entity ProliferationAuthorized official RUSSALESI, WENDY controls 20+ related entities in our dataset. Read more
Box 24A · Dates of service

Paid by month

$0$20K$40K$60K2018201920202021202220232024
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
YearClaimsPaid
20188,315$435K
20197,213$372K
20208,095$369K
202110,165$455K
202211,642$449K
202310,427$349K
2024incomplete7,011$237K
Box 24 · Service lines

What it billed for

CodeServiceShareClaimsBene. recordsPaid
E1390 Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate 29% 9,906 9,820 $776K
E0601 Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device 15% 8,379 8,355 $402K
E0570 Nebulizer, with compressor 5.7% 3,276 3,209 $151K
B4160 Enteral formula, for pediatrics, nutritionally complete calorically dense (equal to or greater than 0.7 kcal/ml) with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit 4.5% 987 955 $121K
E0603 Breast pump, electric (ac and/or dc), any type 4.4% 1,002 998 $119K
E0431 Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing 3.6% 5,320 5,277 $95K
B4035 Enteral feeding supply kit; pump fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape 3.4% 538 503 $91K
A7030 Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each 3.3% 1,610 1,582 $88K
E0260 Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress 3.3% 2,136 2,127 $87K
B4150 Enteral formula, nutritionally complete with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit 3.0% 815 789 $80K
E0562 Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device 2.8% 1,879 1,872 $76K
E0470 Respiratory assist device, bi-level pressure capability, without backup rate feature, used with noninvasive interface, e.g., nasal or facial mask (intermittent assist device with continuous positive airway pressure device) 2.7% 779 778 $71K
35 more codes
K0003 Lightweight wheelchair 2.6% 2,202 $69K
A7034 Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap 2.2% 1,695 $59K
A7037 Tubing used with positive airway pressure device 1.6% 2,506 $43K
E0466 Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) 1.6% 87 $43K
B4087 Gastrostomy/jejunostomy tube, standard, any material, any type, each 1.5% 862 $41K
A7035 Headgear used with positive airway pressure device 1.5% 2,486 $39K
A7031 Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each 1.4% 1,317 $37K
K0001 Standard wheelchair <1% 1,395 $25K
A7005 Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable <1% 1,621 $24K
A7038 Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device <1% 4,301 $22K
B4088 Gastrostomy/jejunostomy tube, low-profile, any material, any type, each <1% 229 $21K
A7033 Pillow for use on nasal cannula type interface, replacement only, pair <1% 681 $16K
B4152 Enteral formula, nutritionally complete, calorically dense (equal to or greater than 1.5 kcal/ml) with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit <1% 90 $13K
K0738 Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; home compressor used to fill portable oxygen cylinders; includes portable containers, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing <1% 1,358 $11K
E0630 Patient lift, hydraulic or mechanical, includes any seat, sling, strap(s) or pad(s) <1% 112 $7K
A7046 Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each <1% 1,461 $7K
A7032 Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each <1% 189 $7K
A4604 Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device <1% 743 $5K
E0143 Walker, folding, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height <1% 118 $5K
K0195 Elevating leg rests, pair (for use with capped rental wheelchair base) <1% 610 $4K
A7526 Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each <1% 49 $3K
A4624 Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each <1% 14 $2K
A7015 Aerosol mask, used with dme nebulizer <1% 1,153 $1K
E0971 Manual wheelchair accessory, anti-tipping device, each <1% 464 $1K
A7000 Canister, disposable, used with suction pump, each <1% 157 $1K
E0250 Hospital bed, fixed height, with any type side rails, with mattress <1% 38 $763.24
A7002 Tubing, used with suction pump, each <1% 84 $762.83
A4927 Gloves, non-sterile, per 100 <1% 25 $427.63
E0265 Hospital bed, total electric (head, foot and height adjustments), with any type side rails, with mattress <1% 27 $426.24
S5199 Personal care item, nos, each <1% 38 $333.00
E0156 Seat attachment, walker <1% 38 $286.69
A7003 Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable <1% 13 $181.02
B4034 Enteral feeding supply kit; syringe fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape <1% 15 $175.84
A6402 Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing <1% 15 $174.96
A4213 Syringe, sterile, 20 cc or greater, each <1% 48 $143.46

Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.

From NPPES

Who's on the registration

Authorized officialRUSSALESI, WENDY (CCO)
Parent organizationAEROCARE HOLDINGS, INC.
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