Medicaid Provider SpendingClaims paid 2018–2024 · HHS public file
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Choice Respiratory & Medical Equipment, INC.

Choice Respiratory & Medical Equipment, INC. was paid $460K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 16 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 — 34% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoCHOICE RESPIRATORY & MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, INC.
LEBANON, VA 24266
33aNPI1184935215assigned 06/23/2010
28Total paid$460K
24GClaims18,933
24DCodes billed16
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers

Next to other Oxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME) providers in Virginia

Rank by total paid#5 of 26
Median peer was paid$64K
This provider vs. median7.2×

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$10K$20K$30K2018201920202021202220232024
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
2018623$8K
2019687$12K
20201,397$26K
20213,522$75K
20223,940$94K
20235,005$116K
2024incomplete3,759$130K
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 34% 4,804 3,944 $157K
A7030 Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each 15% 1,328 1,242 $70K
E0601 Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device 12% 1,589 1,316 $54K
A4604 Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device 9.0% 1,713 1,606 $41K
E0466 Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) 8.5% 77 63 $39K
A7031 Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each 6.3% 1,469 1,304 $29K
E0562 Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device 4.0% 610 547 $18K
E0431 Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing 3.7% 2,426 2,154 $17K
A7035 Headgear used with positive airway pressure device 3.3% 1,207 1,138 $15K
A7046 Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each 1.4% 798 751 $7K
A7038 Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device <1% 2,461 1,993 $3K
E1392 Portable oxygen concentrator, rental <1% 160 147 $3K
4 more codes
A7034 Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap <1% 90 $3K
E0570 Nebulizer, with compressor <1% 130 $2K
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) <1% 13 $809.97
A7032 Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each <1% 58 $799.45

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 LLC
Same official

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