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Palmetto Oxygen LLC

Palmetto Oxygen LLC was paid $1.22M by Medicaid between Mar 2020 and Dec 2024, across 71 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 — 18% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoPALMETTO OXYGEN LLC
HIGH POINT, NC 27265
33aNPI1255963021assigned 02/10/2020
28Total paid$1.22M
24GClaims59,353
24DCodes billed71
24AFirst – last monthMar 2020 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers

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

Rank by total paid#28 of 61
Median peer was paid$1.02M
This provider vs. median1.2×

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$25K$50K$75K2018201920202021202220232024
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
20203,177$22K
20215,872$58K
20226,653$81K
202319,640$454K
2024incomplete24,011$607K
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 18% 9,631 6,862 $221K
A4554 Disposable underpads, all sizes 8.0% 2,053 1,704 $98K
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 7.4% 1,026 821 $90K
B4035 Enteral feeding supply kit; pump fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape 6.0% 566 405 $74K
E0260 Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress 4.9% 4,036 2,974 $60K
T4527 Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, large size, each 4.5% 439 375 $55K
E0143 Walker, folding, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height 4.0% 2,344 1,974 $49K
T4526 Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, medium size, each 3.7% 468 367 $46K
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 3.5% 4,834 3,554 $43K
A7030 Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each 2.4% 811 741 $29K
K0001 Standard wheelchair 2.3% 4,647 3,473 $28K
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 2.3% 332 255 $28K
59 more codes
K0003 Lightweight wheelchair 2.1% 2,568 $26K
E1392 Portable oxygen concentrator, rental 1.8% 3,052 $22K
E0163 Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with fixed arms 1.8% 1,219 $22K
T4528 Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, extra large size, each 1.6% 164 $20K
E0601 Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device 1.6% 1,020 $20K
B4154 Enteral formula, nutritionally complete, for special metabolic needs, excludes inherited disease of metabolism, includes altered composition of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and/or minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit 1.6% 126 $19K
E0630 Patient lift, hydraulic or mechanical, includes any seat, sling, strap(s) or pad(s) 1.4% 921 $17K
E0247 Transfer bench for tub or toilet with or without commode opening 1.4% 250 $17K
T4522 Adult sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, medium, each 1.3% 160 $16K
E0570 Nebulizer, with compressor 1.3% 2,047 $16K
A7031 Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each 1.1% 1,144 $13K
T4523 Adult sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, large, each 1.0% 124 $12K
E0114 Crutches underarm, other than wood, adjustable or fixed, pair, with pads, tips and handgrips <1% 506 $12K
K0195 Elevating leg rests, pair (for use with capped rental wheelchair base) <1% 3,325 $11K
T4544 Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, above extra large, each <1% 59 $10K
E0240 Bath/shower chair, with or without wheels, any size <1% 208 $10K
T4535 Disposable liner/shield/guard/pad/undergarment, for incontinence, each <1% 273 $9K
A4604 Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device <1% 845 $9K
A4623 Tracheostomy, inner cannula <1% 101 $9K
K0006 Heavy duty wheelchair <1% 360 $8K
B4034 Enteral feeding supply kit; syringe fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape <1% 129 $8K
E0971 Manual wheelchair accessory, anti-tipping device, each <1% 872 $7K
A4629 Tracheostomy care kit for established tracheostomy <1% 136 $7K
E2601 General use wheelchair seat cushion, width less than 22 inches, any depth <1% 635 $6K
A7034 Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap <1% 240 $5K
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% 71 $5K
A7038 Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device <1% 2,010 $5K
A7520 Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, non-cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, each <1% 132 $4K
B9002 Enteral nutrition infusion pump, any type <1% 58 $4K
E0600 Respiratory suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric <1% 202 $4K
A7035 Headgear used with positive airway pressure device <1% 561 $4K
K0007 Extra heavy duty wheelchair <1% 88 $4K
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 <1% 14 $3K
B9998 Noc for enteral supplies <1% 394 $3K
E0156 Seat attachment, walker <1% 596 $3K
A7000 Canister, disposable, used with suction pump, each <1% 283 $3K
K0004 High strength, lightweight wheelchair <1% 131 $3K
A7046 Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each <1% 512 $3K
L3660 Shoulder orthosis, figure of eight design abduction restrainer, canvas and webbing, prefabricated, off-the-shelf <1% 145 $2K
E0961 Manual wheelchair accessory, wheel lock brake extension (handle), each <1% 485 $2K
A4624 Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each <1% 39 $2K
A7526 Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each <1% 94 $2K
A4927 Gloves, non-sterile, per 100 <1% 125 $2K
E0431 Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing <1% 595 $2K
E0562 Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device <1% 19 $2K
A7005 Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable <1% 180 $2K
A7032 Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each <1% 120 $1K
E0185 Gel or gel-like pressure pad for mattress, standard mattress length and width <1% 16 $1K
A7033 Pillow for use on nasal cannula type interface, replacement only, pair <1% 73 $611.07
E1038 Transport chair, adult size, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds <1% 137 $473.32
E0165 Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with detachable arms <1% 78 $366.30
E2201 Manual wheelchair accessory, nonstandard seat frame, width greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 24 inches <1% 17 $359.27
A7037 Tubing used with positive airway pressure device <1% 40 $344.26
A4335 Incontinence supply; miscellaneous <1% 62 $336.15
A7002 Tubing, used with suction pump, each <1% 143 $274.43
A4628 Oral and/or oropharyngeal suction catheter, each <1% 45 $115.46
E0776 Iv pole <1% 17 $91.76
E0910 Trapeze bars, a/k/a patient helper, attached to bed, with grab bar <1% 13 $33.69
A7013 Filter, disposable, used with aerosol compressor or ultrasonic generator <1% 187 $32.97

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)
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