Supplier
Medical Necessities & Services LLC
Medical Necessities & Services LLC was paid $3.30M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 37 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 — 28% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoMEDICAL NECESSITIES & SERVICES LLC
COLUMBIA, TN 38401
COLUMBIA, TN 38401
33aNPI1326130642assigned 09/28/2006
33bProvider typeDurable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
28Total paid$3.30M
24GClaims191,645
24DCodes billed37
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in Tennessee
Rank by total paid#24 of 296
Median peer was paid$15K
This provider vs. median214×
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
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 | 26,879 | $425K | |
| 2019 | 26,568 | $330K | |
| 2020 | 25,431 | $654K | |
| 2021 | 27,030 | $479K | |
| 2022 | 26,228 | $546K | |
| 2023 | 31,058 | $472K | |
| 2024incomplete | 28,451 | $390K |
Box 24 · Service lines
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 | 28% | 36,910 | 29,677 | $932K |
| E2510 | Speech generating device, synthesized speech, permitting multiple methods of message formulation and multiple methods of device access | 18% | 152 | 128 | $588K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | 9.1% | 8,273 | 7,040 | $301K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 5.3% | 8,810 | 7,837 | $175K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | 5.2% | 10,958 | 9,485 | $171K |
| E1392 | Portable oxygen concentrator, rental | 4.7% | 18,821 | 15,489 | $156K |
| 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) | 3.5% | 3,048 | 2,642 | $116K |
| A4604 | Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device | 3.3% | 6,551 | 5,589 | $107K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | 3.0% | 4,577 | 3,889 | $100K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | 2.5% | 8,160 | 7,021 | $81K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | 2.5% | 6,358 | 5,592 | $81K |
| A7032 | Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each | 2.3% | 4,732 | 4,074 | $75K |
25 more codes
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 2.1% | 10,322 | $68K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | 1.8% | 7,906 | $61K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | 1.5% | 22,253 | $50K |
| E0260 | Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress | 1.2% | 2,851 | $40K |
| A7033 | Pillow for use on nasal cannula type interface, replacement only, pair | 1.2% | 2,814 | $38K |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | 1.1% | 6,187 | $36K |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | <1% | 4,500 | $31K |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 4,057 | $19K |
| A4351 | Intermittent urinary catheter; straight tip, with or without coating (teflon, silicone, or silicone elastomer, etc.), each | <1% | 199 | $18K |
| A7039 | Filter, non disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 4,934 | $13K |
| A7005 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable | <1% | 1,722 | $11K |
| E0143 | Walker, folding, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height | <1% | 798 | $11K |
| K0195 | Elevating leg rests, pair (for use with capped rental wheelchair base) | <1% | 1,895 | $5K |
| K0002 | Standard hemi (low seat) wheelchair | <1% | 443 | $4K |
| E0630 | Patient lift, hydraulic or mechanical, includes any seat, sling, strap(s) or pad(s) | <1% | 235 | $2K |
| A7036 | Chinstrap used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 453 | $2K |
| K0823 | Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | <1% | 77 | $2K |
| E0163 | Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with fixed arms | <1% | 74 | $1K |
| A7013 | Filter, disposable, used with aerosol compressor or ultrasonic generator | <1% | 1,708 | $872.31 |
| E0118 | Crutch substitute, lower leg platform, with or without wheels, each | <1% | 12 | $660.00 |
| K0006 | Heavy duty wheelchair | <1% | 44 | $531.09 |
| A7015 | Aerosol mask, used with dme nebulizer | <1% | 445 | $349.29 |
| K0003 | Lightweight wheelchair | <1% | 24 | $325.55 |
| A7003 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 307 | $240.31 |
| A7004 | Small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 35 | $38.56 |
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
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