Medicaid Provider SpendingClaims paid 2018–2024 · HHS public file
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First Choice Medical Supply INC

First Choice Medical Supply INC was paid $31K by Medicaid between Jun 2018 and Apr 2019, across 8 billing codes. Its largest line is L3960, Shoulder elbow wrist hand orthosis, abduction positioning, airplane design, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment — 27% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoFIRST CHOICE MEDICAL SUPPLY INC
EL CAJON, CA 92020
33aNPI1154849859assigned 09/01/2017
28Total paid$31K
24GClaims2,340
24DCodes billed8
24AFirst – last monthJun 2018 – Apr 2019
Compared with peers

Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in California

Rank by total paid#431 of 946
Median peer was paid$15K
This provider vs. median2.0×

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

$0$5.0K$10K2018201920202021202220232024
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
2018736$10K
20191,604$21K
Box 24 · Service lines

What it billed for

CodeServiceShareClaimsBene. recordsPaid
L3960 Shoulder elbow wrist hand orthosis, abduction positioning, airplane design, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment 27% 407 366 $8K
L3916 Wrist hand orthosis, includes one or more nontorsion joint(s), elastic bands, turnbuckles, may include soft interface, straps, prefabricated, off-the-shelf 17% 235 193 $5K
L3761 Elbow orthosis (eo), with adjustable position locking joint(s), prefabricated, off-the-shelf 14% 383 242 $4K
L1971 Ankle foot orthosis, plastic or other material with ankle joint, with or without dorsiflexion assist, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment 14% 430 225 $4K
L1851 Knee orthosis (ko), single upright, thigh and calf, with adjustable flexion and extension joint (unicentric or polycentric), medial-lateral and rotation control, with or without varus/valgus adjustment, prefabricated, off-the-shelf 11% 258 193 $4K
L0650 Lumbar-sacral orthosis, sagittal-coronal control, with rigid anterior and posterior frame/panel(s), posterior extends from sacrococcygeal junction to t-9 vertebra, lateral strength provided by rigid lateral frame/panel(s), produces intracavitary pressure to reduce load on intervertebral discs, includes straps, closures, may include padding, shoulder straps, pendulous abdomen design, prefabricated, off-the-shelf 9.1% 118 115 $3K
L2397 Addition to lower extremity orthosis, suspension sleeve 6.8% 218 193 $2K
L3170 Foot, plastic, silicone or equal, heel stabilizer, prefabricated, off-the-shelf, each 1.5% 291 197 $472.48

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 officialBLACK, THOMAS (COMPLIANCE OFFICER)
Same official

Other billing entities under BLACK, THOMAS

Full network →
ProviderLocationPaid
Acute Medical Care PCGreencastle, IN$928K
American Bracing Solutions, INC.Largo, FL$4K

Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.