Supplier
Medical Necessities & Services LLC
Medical Necessities & Services LLC was paid $2.68M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Mar 2023, across 34 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 — 37% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoMEDICAL NECESSITIES & SERVICES LLC
NASHVILLE, TN 37203
NASHVILLE, TN 37203
33aNPI1427132125assigned 10/25/2006
33bProvider typeDurable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
28Total paid$2.68M
24GClaims184,522
24DCodes billed34
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Mar 2023
Compared with peers
Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in Tennessee
Rank by total paid#28 of 296
Median peer was paid$15K
This provider vs. median173×
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 GRIGGS, STEPHEN 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 | 43,084 | $684K | |
| 2019 | 34,572 | $436K | |
| 2020 | 32,892 | $437K | |
| 2021 | 35,995 | $509K | |
| 2022 | 30,588 | $483K | |
| 2023 | 7,391 | $126K |
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 | 37% | 36,477 | 30,816 | $988K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 9.4% | 11,131 | 9,622 | $252K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | 8.8% | 6,365 | 5,423 | $235K |
| E1392 | Portable oxygen concentrator, rental | 7.7% | 21,683 | 18,414 | $206K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | 5.0% | 5,671 | 4,835 | $133K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | 4.2% | 7,066 | 6,293 | $112K |
| A4604 | Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device | 3.6% | 5,108 | 4,460 | $97K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | 3.4% | 8,714 | 7,435 | $90K |
| A7032 | Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each | 2.8% | 4,594 | 3,993 | $75K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | 2.4% | 7,973 | 6,820 | $64K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 2.4% | 10,007 | 8,441 | $64K |
| A7033 | Pillow for use on nasal cannula type interface, replacement only, pair | 2.1% | 4,226 | 3,667 | $55K |
22 more codes
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | 1.8% | 20,388 | $47K |
| 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) | 1.6% | 1,178 | $43K |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | 1.4% | 6,979 | $38K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | 1.3% | 6,673 | $36K |
| E0260 | Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress | 1.2% | 2,843 | $32K |
| A4351 | Intermittent urinary catheter; straight tip, with or without coating (teflon, silicone, or silicone elastomer, etc.), each | <1% | 364 | $24K |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | <1% | 3,514 | $24K |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 3,600 | $17K |
| E0143 | Walker, folding, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height | <1% | 877 | $13K |
| A7039 | Filter, non disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 3,861 | $10K |
| A7005 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable | <1% | 1,009 | $5K |
| A7036 | Chinstrap used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 729 | $4K |
| E0630 | Patient lift, hydraulic or mechanical, includes any seat, sling, strap(s) or pad(s) | <1% | 358 | $3K |
| K0002 | Standard hemi (low seat) wheelchair | <1% | 296 | $3K |
| K0003 | Lightweight wheelchair | <1% | 192 | $2K |
| K0195 | Elevating leg rests, pair (for use with capped rental wheelchair base) | <1% | 662 | $2K |
| A7013 | Filter, disposable, used with aerosol compressor or ultrasonic generator | <1% | 1,301 | $436.29 |
| A7003 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 335 | $189.82 |
| A7015 | Aerosol mask, used with dme nebulizer | <1% | 288 | $142.23 |
| K0006 | Heavy duty wheelchair | <1% | 16 | $126.46 |
| A7004 | Small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 29 | $23.67 |
| E0156 | Seat attachment, walker | <1% | 15 | $7.37 |
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 officialGRIGGS, STEPHEN (CEO/ PRESIDENT)
Parent organizationAEROCARE HOLDINGS LLC
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Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.