Supplier
Lincare INC.
Lincare INC. was paid $10.56M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 49 billing codes. Its largest line is B4035, Enteral feeding supply kit; pump fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape — 20% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoLINCARE INC.
CHARLOTTE, NC 28213
CHARLOTTE, NC 28213
33aNPI1437202595assigned 01/19/2007
33bProvider typeParenteral & Enteral Nutrition Supplies (DME)
28Total paid$10.56M
24GClaims135,307
24DCodes billed49
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition Supplies (DME) providers in North Carolina
Rank by total paid#3 of 61
Median peer was paid$1.02M
This provider vs. median10×
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 BARNHARD, JEFFREY 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 | 21,628 | $1.44M | |
| 2019 | 22,559 | $1.73M | |
| 2020 | 21,176 | $1.64M | |
| 2021 | 16,723 | $1.46M | |
| 2022 | 18,531 | $1.55M | |
| 2023 | 17,590 | $1.48M | |
| 2024incomplete | 17,100 | $1.26M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B4035 | Enteral feeding supply kit; pump fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 20% | 15,006 | 8,732 | $2.10M |
| 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 | 19% | 4,502 | 3,626 | $2.01M |
| 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 | 13% | 13,575 | 11,087 | $1.42M |
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | 7.4% | 23,917 | 14,292 | $786K |
| B4152 | Enteral formula, nutritionally complete, calorically dense (equal to or greater than 1.5 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 | 6.6% | 5,089 | 3,727 | $692K |
| B4149 | Enteral formula, manufactured blenderized natural foods with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | 6.5% | 1,964 | 1,442 | $691K |
| B4150 | Enteral formula, nutritionally complete with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | 3.8% | 3,526 | 2,708 | $402K |
| B4155 | Enteral formula, nutritionally incomplete/modular nutrients, includes specific nutrients, carbohydrates (e.g., glucose polymers), proteins/amino acids (e.g., glutamine, arginine), fat (e.g., medium chain triglycerides) or combination, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | 3.5% | 3,005 | 2,384 | $372K |
| B4034 | Enteral feeding supply kit; syringe fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 3.5% | 5,314 | 3,252 | $371K |
| B4153 | Enteral formula, nutritionally complete, hydrolyzed proteins (amino acids and peptide chain), includes fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | 2.2% | 543 | 387 | $236K |
| B9002 | Enteral nutrition infusion pump, any type | 2.1% | 1,879 | 1,501 | $218K |
| B4088 | Gastrostomy/jejunostomy tube, low-profile, any material, any type, each | 2.0% | 2,993 | 2,453 | $211K |
37 more codes
| B9998 | Noc for enteral supplies | 1.7% | 3,248 | $177K |
| B4103 | Enteral formula, for pediatrics, used to replace fluids and electrolytes (e.g., clear liquids), 500 ml = 1 unit | 1.3% | 899 | $132K |
| E0445 | Oximeter device for measuring blood oxygen levels non-invasively | <1% | 1,015 | $98K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | <1% | 14,035 | $90K |
| E0466 | Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) | <1% | 308 | $80K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | <1% | 3,526 | $77K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | <1% | 1,626 | $68K |
| B4036 | Enteral feeding supply kit; gravity fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | <1% | 609 | $53K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | <1% | 2,209 | $48K |
| E0776 | Iv pole | <1% | 1,905 | $33K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | <1% | 1,351 | $30K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 3,438 | $25K |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 2,163 | $18K |
| E1392 | Portable oxygen concentrator, rental | <1% | 2,397 | $17K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 2,021 | $17K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 5,054 | $15K |
| B4154 | Enteral formula, nutritionally complete, for special metabolic needs, excludes inherited disease of metabolism, includes altered composition of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and/or minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | <1% | 71 | $14K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | <1% | 4,284 | $14K |
| A7032 | Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each | <1% | 621 | $14K |
| B4100 | Food thickener, administered orally, per ounce | <1% | 28 | $5K |
| A4604 | Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 447 | $5K |
| A7520 | Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, non-cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, each | <1% | 101 | $2K |
| A4629 | Tracheostomy care kit for established tracheostomy | <1% | 33 | $2K |
| A4624 | Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each | <1% | 19 | $2K |
| A7033 | Pillow for use on nasal cannula type interface, replacement only, pair | <1% | 83 | $2K |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 495 | $1K |
| Q0513 | Pharmacy dispensing fee for inhalation drug(s); per 30 days | <1% | 175 | $1K |
| A7526 | Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each | <1% | 56 | $1K |
| A7003 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 1,376 | $938.75 |
| J7626 | Budesonide, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose form, up to 0.5 mg | <1% | 16 | $619.20 |
| A4217 | Sterile water/saline, 500 ml | <1% | 16 | $570.48 |
| A7000 | Canister, disposable, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 50 | $550.54 |
| E0443 | Portable oxygen contents, gaseous, 1 month's supply = 1 unit | <1% | 150 | $309.71 |
| A7002 | Tubing, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 71 | $259.40 |
| J7613 | Albuterol, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose, 1 mg | <1% | 41 | $121.67 |
| J7620 | Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme | <1% | 16 | $88.07 |
| A7005 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable | <1% | 41 | $56.19 |
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 officialBARNHARD, JEFFREY (CEO)
| 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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