Supplier
Orthopedic Appliance Co INC
Orthopedic Appliance Co INC was paid $256K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 8 billing codes. Its largest line is L3020, Foot, insert, removable, molded to patient model, longitudinal/ metatarsal support, each — 63% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoORTHOPEDIC APPLIANCE CO INC
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
33aNPI1104828342assigned 06/01/2005
33bProvider typeProsthetic/Orthotic Supplier
28Total paid$256K
24GClaims2,254
24DCodes billed8
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Prosthetic/Orthotic Supplier providers in North Carolina
Rank by total paid#13 of 30
Median peer was paid$123K
This provider vs. median2.1×
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.
Box 24A · Dates of service
Paid by month
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
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 503 | $69K | |
| 2019 | 583 | $64K | |
| 2020 | 205 | $24K | |
| 2021 | 162 | $18K | |
| 2022 | 396 | $47K | |
| 2023 | 217 | $17K | |
| 2024incomplete | 188 | $17K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L3020 | Foot, insert, removable, molded to patient model, longitudinal/ metatarsal support, each | 63% | 1,091 | 484 | $160K |
| L0630 | Lumbar-sacral orthosis, sagittal control, with rigid posterior panel(s), posterior extends from sacrococcygeal junction to t-9 vertebra, produces intracavitary pressure to reduce load on the intervertebral discs, includes straps, closures, may include padding, stays, shoulder straps, pendulous abdomen design, prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise | 20% | 422 | 406 | $52K |
| A6549 | Gradient compression garment, not otherwise specified, for daytime use, each | 7.7% | 29 | 24 | $20K |
| L3670 | Shoulder orthosis, acromio/clavicular (canvas and webbing type), prefabricated, off-the-shelf | 4.8% | 126 | 120 | $12K |
| A5500 | For diabetics only, fitting (including follow-up), custom preparation and supply of off-the-shelf depth-inlay shoe manufactured to accommodate multi-density insert(s), per shoe | 2.8% | 491 | 229 | $7K |
| A5513 | For diabetics only, multiple density insert, custom molded from model of patient's foot, total contact with patient's foot, including arch, base layer minimum of 3/16 inch material of shore a 35 durometer (or higher), includes arch filler and other shaping material, custom fabricated, each | <1% | 30 | 15 | $2K |
| A6530 | Gradient compression stocking, below knee, 18-30 mmhg, each | <1% | 33 | 13 | $2K |
| A5514 | For diabetics only, multiple density insert, made by direct carving with cam technology from a rectified cad model created from a digitized scan of the patient, total contact with patient's foot, including arch, base layer minimum of 3/16 inch material of shore a 35 durometer (or higher), includes arch filler and other shaping material, custom fabricated, each | <1% | 32 | 17 | $509.78 |
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 officialAYCOCK, OWEN (OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Orthopedic Appliance Co INC | Hickory, NC | $4K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.