Always Medical Equipment INC
Always Medical Equipment INC was paid $423K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 15 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 — 83% of everything it billed.
TOLEDO, OH 43615
Next to other Customized Equipment (DME) providers in Ohio
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 | 3,011 | $121K | |
| 2019 | 2,243 | $74K | |
| 2020 | 1,937 | $64K | |
| 2021 | 2,603 | $70K | |
| 2022 | 1,649 | $49K | |
| 2023 | 750 | $27K | |
| 2024incomplete | 630 | $20K |
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 | 83% | 8,292 | 7,612 | $350K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 9.8% | 3,093 | 2,834 | $42K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 3.5% | 377 | 338 | $15K |
| A6252 | Specialty absorptive dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 117 | 87 | $4K |
| A6266 | Gauze, impregnated, other than water, normal saline, or zinc paste, sterile, any width, per linear yard | <1% | 36 | 27 | $3K |
| A4452 | Tape, waterproof, per 18 square inches | <1% | 114 | 97 | $2K |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 141 | 133 | $2K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | <1% | 134 | 131 | $1K |
| A6402 | Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 145 | 130 | $1K |
| A6446 | Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, sterile, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard | <1% | 71 | 54 | $956.39 |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 15 | 15 | $764.89 |
| E0261 | Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, without mattress | <1% | 17 | 15 | $638.57 |
3 more codes
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Better Living Now INC | Hauppauge, NY | $59.51M |
| Lovejoy Medical INC | Hazard, KY | $4.60M |
| Oxygen Plus INC | Colorado Springs, CO | $4.26M |
| MMS Norfolk, INC. | Virginia Beach, VA | $3.53M |
| Distinct Home Health Care INC | Bossier City, LA | $3.49M |
| Acadia Home Care | Hampden, ME | $2.98M |
| Acadia Home Care | Presque Isle, ME | $2.70M |
| Allied Medical Supply INC | Flagstaff, AZ | $2.35M |
| Home Medical Systems INC | Fayetteville, NC | $2.19M |
| Professional Breathing Associates INC | West Branch, MI | $1.98M |
| Rotech Oxygen and Medical Equipment INC | Pensacola, FL | $1.70M |
| Home Medical Systems INC | High Point, NC | $1.55M |
| G & G Medical INC | Grand Junction, CO | $1.34M |
| Don Paul Respiratory Services INC | Windsor, CO | $1.32M |
| Home Care Oxygen Service INC | Duluth, MN | $1.30M |
| Distinct Home Health Care INC | Natchitoches, LA | $1.28M |
| Home Medical Systems INC | Whiteville, NC | $1.18M |
| Medco Professional Services Corp | Trinidad, CO | $1.08M |
| Don Paul Respiratory Services INC | Fort Morgan, CO | $1.07M |
| Rotech Oxygen and Medical Equipment INC | Gainesville, FL | $1.03M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.