Supplier
Pulmonary Care Services INC
Pulmonary Care Services INC was paid $8.02M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 34 billing codes. Its largest line is E0465, Home ventilator, any type, used with invasive interface, (e.g., tracheostomy tube) — 29% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoPULMONARY CARE SERVICES INC
ANNISTON, AL 36207
ANNISTON, AL 36207
33aNPI1124125349assigned 09/20/2006
33bProvider typeOxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME)
28Total paid$8.02M
24GClaims69,668
24DCodes billed34
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Oxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME) providers in Alabama
Rank by total paid#2 of 42
Median peer was paid$36K
This provider vs. median222×
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 | 9,330 | $989K | |
| 2019 | 10,003 | $1.04M | |
| 2020 | 8,700 | $997K | |
| 2021 | 10,413 | $1.11M | |
| 2022 | 9,872 | $1.28M | |
| 2023 | 11,894 | $1.46M | |
| 2024incomplete | 9,456 | $1.15M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E0465 | Home ventilator, any type, used with invasive interface, (e.g., tracheostomy tube) | 29% | 3,159 | 2,815 | $2.36M |
| S8189 | Tracheostomy supply, not otherwise classified | 12% | 2,095 | 1,891 | $967K |
| E0466 | Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) | 12% | 1,971 | 1,761 | $948K |
| A4624 | Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each | 11% | 3,121 | 2,836 | $909K |
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | 11% | 10,550 | 9,897 | $875K |
| E0445 | Oximeter device for measuring blood oxygen levels non-invasively | 4.6% | 2,888 | 2,664 | $365K |
| A7509 | Filter holder and integrated filter housing, and adhesive, for use as a tracheostoma heat and moisture exchange system, each | 3.7% | 2,626 | 2,271 | $296K |
| E0619 | Apnea monitor, with recording feature | 3.5% | 1,249 | 1,147 | $280K |
| A7526 | Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each | 2.5% | 3,392 | 3,155 | $201K |
| E0482 | Cough stimulating device, alternating positive and negative airway pressure | 2.0% | 402 | 376 | $158K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 1.8% | 8,060 | 7,523 | $141K |
| A4629 | Tracheostomy care kit for established tracheostomy | 1.3% | 1,314 | 1,213 | $103K |
22 more codes
| E0443 | Portable oxygen contents, gaseous, 1 month's supply = 1 unit | 1.3% | 1,941 | $100K |
| A7000 | Canister, disposable, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 4,046 | $76K |
| E0565 | Compressor, air power source for equipment which is not self-contained or cylinder driven | <1% | 1,652 | $65K |
| A4628 | Oral and/or oropharyngeal suction catheter, each | <1% | 3,371 | $43K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | <1% | 310 | $21K |
| A4216 | Sterile water, saline and/or dextrose, diluent/flush, 10 ml | <1% | 2,116 | $17K |
| A4217 | Sterile water/saline, 500 ml | <1% | 333 | $16K |
| A7520 | Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, non-cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, each | <1% | 295 | $16K |
| A4927 | Gloves, non-sterile, per 100 | <1% | 778 | $13K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 2,942 | $11K |
| A7002 | Tubing, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 4,240 | $10K |
| A6402 | Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 2,154 | $9K |
| A7003 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 2,289 | $7K |
| A7005 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable | <1% | 189 | $4K |
| A4606 | Oxygen probe for use with oximeter device, replacement | <1% | 239 | $2K |
| A6216 | Gauze, non-impregnated, non-sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 254 | $2K |
| A4358 | Urinary drainage bag, leg or abdomen, vinyl, with or without tube, with straps, each | <1% | 202 | $1K |
| A7525 | Tracheostomy mask, each | <1% | 813 | $1K |
| A4618 | Breathing circuits | <1% | 216 | $758.82 |
| A7012 | Water collection device, used with large volume nebulizer | <1% | 191 | $704.09 |
| A7015 | Aerosol mask, used with dme nebulizer | <1% | 251 | $312.45 |
| A7045 | Exhalation port with or without swivel used with accessories for positive airway devices, replacement only | 0% | 19 | $0.00 |
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 officialCASH, DONALD (CEO)