Supplier
Merl INC
Merl INC was paid $564K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Oct 2021, across 14 billing codes. Its largest line is E0601, Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device — 41% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoMERL INC
BELLINGHAM, WA 98229
BELLINGHAM, WA 98229
33aNPI1427068832assigned 08/08/2006
33bProvider typeDurable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
28Total paid$564K
24GClaims15,163
24DCodes billed14
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Oct 2021
Compared with peers
Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in Washington
Rank by total paid#41 of 233
Median peer was paid$1K
This provider vs. median403×
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 | 4,711 | $149K | |
| 2019 | 3,727 | $144K | |
| 2020 | 4,007 | $160K | |
| 2021 | 2,718 | $111K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 41% | 2,451 | 1,987 | $232K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | 15% | 946 | 781 | $86K |
| A4604 | Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device | 11% | 1,853 | 1,526 | $60K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | 8.6% | 859 | 710 | $49K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | 6.5% | 1,720 | 1,478 | $37K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | 5.6% | 204 | 170 | $31K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | 3.6% | 650 | 522 | $20K |
| T1999 | Miscellaneous therapeutic items and supplies, retail purchases, not otherwise classified; identify product in "remarks" | 2.5% | 2,267 | 1,962 | $14K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | 2.2% | 2,095 | 1,820 | $13K |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | 2.0% | 1,021 | 894 | $11K |
| A7039 | Filter, non disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | 1.1% | 832 | 704 | $6K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | <1% | 166 | 110 | $4K |
2 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.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialSTEPHENS, CARRIE (OWNER/TREASURER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Merl INC | Bellingham, WA | $95K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.