Lincare INC
Lincare INC was paid $3.78M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 38 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 — 29% of everything it billed.
LENOIR, NC 28645
Next to other Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition Supplies (DME) providers in North Carolina
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.
Paid by month
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11,048 | $704K | |
| 2019 | 12,845 | $712K | |
| 2020 | 13,815 | $763K | |
| 2021 | 10,438 | $615K | |
| 2022 | 9,727 | $411K | |
| 2023 | 11,559 | $319K | |
| 2024incomplete | 10,045 | $259K |
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | 29% | 23,475 | 13,098 | $1.10M |
| E0465 | Home ventilator, any type, used with invasive interface, (e.g., tracheostomy tube) | 25% | 1,774 | 870 | $941K |
| E0445 | Oximeter device for measuring blood oxygen levels non-invasively | 9.7% | 3,470 | 2,053 | $367K |
| B4035 | Enteral feeding supply kit; pump fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 7.7% | 2,156 | 1,123 | $292K |
| E0466 | Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) | 6.4% | 1,181 | 540 | $243K |
| 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 | 3.2% | 824 | 691 | $119K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 2.6% | 11,250 | 6,334 | $99K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 2.4% | 3,753 | 2,210 | $92K |
| A4624 | Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each | 1.8% | 654 | 517 | $69K |
| E1392 | Portable oxygen concentrator, rental | 1.6% | 4,590 | 2,683 | $59K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | 1.1% | 680 | 489 | $41K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | 1.1% | 1,325 | 965 | $40K |
26 more codes
| A7520 | Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, non-cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, each | <1% | 709 | $38K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | <1% | 4,974 | $36K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 4,438 | $32K |
| A4483 | Moisture exchanger, disposable, for use with invasive mechanical ventilation | <1% | 104 | $26K |
| A7526 | Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each | <1% | 925 | $25K |
| A4217 | Sterile water/saline, 500 ml | <1% | 462 | $22K |
| B4161 | Enteral formula, for pediatrics, hydrolyzed/amino acids and peptide chain proteins, includes fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | <1% | 48 | $20K |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 1,690 | $19K |
| A7000 | Canister, disposable, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 848 | $18K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 4,276 | $16K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | <1% | 480 | $16K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 1,170 | $15K |
| A7032 | Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each | <1% | 323 | $11K |
| B4158 | Enteral formula, for pediatrics, nutritionally complete with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber and/or iron, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | <1% | 53 | $7K |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | <1% | 622 | $6K |
| A7002 | Tubing, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 722 | $3K |
| A7003 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 1,803 | $3K |
| A4628 | Oral and/or oropharyngeal suction catheter, each | <1% | 303 | $3K |
| L8501 | Tracheostomy speaking valve | <1% | 20 | $2K |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 151 | $861.64 |
| A4604 | Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 36 | $682.42 |
| A7005 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable | <1% | 27 | $356.89 |
| Q0513 | Pharmacy dispensing fee for inhalation drug(s); per 30 days | <1% | 15 | $290.11 |
| A7033 | Pillow for use on nasal cannula type interface, replacement only, pair | <1% | 16 | $264.94 |
| K0195 | Elevating leg rests, pair (for use with capped rental wheelchair base) | <1% | 103 | $242.07 |
| A7013 | Filter, disposable, used with aerosol compressor or ultrasonic generator | <1% | 27 | $11.22 |
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.
Who's on the registration
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Founders Healthcare, LLC | Phoenix, AZ | $66.75M |
| Founders Healthcare, LLC | Tucson, AZ | $20.76M |
| Founders Healthcare, LLC | Las Vegas, NV | $18.86M |
| Lincare INC. | Greenwood, IN | $16.16M |
| Lincare INC. | Fort Wayne, IN | $13.95M |
| Lincare INC | Westerville, OH | $12.98M |
| Patient Support Services, INC | Texarkana, TX | $10.33M |
| Founders Healthcare, LLC | Glendale, AZ | $8.92M |
| Founders Healthcare LLC | Tempe, AZ | $7.47M |
| RCS Management Corp | Surprise, AZ | $5.55M |
| Lincare INC. | South Point, OH | $4.86M |
| Lincare INC | Moraine, OH | $4.56M |
| Lincare INC. | Asheville, NC | $4.35M |
| Lincare INC. | Cincinnati, OH | $4.34M |
| Lincare INC | Terre Haute, IN | $4.31M |
| Lincare INC | Bridgeport, WV | $3.97M |
| Lincare INC. | Madison, IN | $3.66M |
| Lincare INC. | Winston-salem, NC | $3.55M |
| Lincare INC. | Largo, FL | $3.08M |
| Lincare INC. | Concord, CA | $2.75M |
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