Supplier
Wellnecessities, INC.
Wellnecessities, INC. was paid $596K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 12 billing codes. Its largest line is E0601, Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device — 41% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoWELLNECESSITIES, INC.
SHREVEPORT, LA 71106
SHREVEPORT, LA 71106
33aNPI1295713956assigned 01/04/2006
33bProvider typeOxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME)
28Total paid$596K
24GClaims19,077
24DCodes billed12
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Oxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME) providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#11 of 24
Median peer was paid$398K
This provider vs. median1.5×
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 | 2,239 | $66K | |
| 2019 | 2,258 | $82K | |
| 2020 | 3,094 | $101K | |
| 2021 | 3,398 | $114K | |
| 2022 | 3,654 | $120K | |
| 2023 | 3,143 | $81K | |
| 2024incomplete | 1,291 | $31K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 41% | 3,906 | 3,476 | $242K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | 25% | 1,953 | 1,666 | $148K |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | 8.7% | 2,839 | 2,421 | $52K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | 6.0% | 1,728 | 1,040 | $36K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | 5.7% | 285 | 248 | $34K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | 4.7% | 1,614 | 1,370 | $28K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | 3.0% | 4,105 | 2,510 | $18K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | 2.5% | 292 | 243 | $15K |
| A7039 | Filter, non disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | 1.6% | 1,552 | 1,330 | $9K |
| 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) | 1.3% | 52 | 39 | $8K |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 739 | 609 | $5K |
| 94660 | <1% | 12 | 12 | $188.10 |
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 officialDESMARTEAU, LEA (CEO/OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Wellnecessities, INC. | Monroe, LA | $92K |
| Wellnecessities ,INC. | Shreveport, LA | $88K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.