Supplier
Lincare INC.
Lincare INC. was paid $1.40M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 22 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 — 60% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoLINCARE INC.
ALBEMARLE, NC 28001
ALBEMARLE, NC 28001
33aNPI1437238284assigned 11/03/2006
33bProvider typeOxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME)
28Total paid$1.40M
24GClaims52,416
24DCodes billed22
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Oxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME) providers in North Carolina
Rank by total paid#18 of 44
Median peer was paid$917K
This provider vs. median1.5×
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 | 7,503 | $162K | |
| 2019 | 6,871 | $173K | |
| 2020 | 6,043 | $191K | |
| 2021 | 6,734 | $228K | |
| 2022 | 11,636 | $361K | |
| 2023 | 8,832 | $160K | |
| 2024incomplete | 4,797 | $127K |
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 | 60% | 22,351 | 14,055 | $845K |
| E0466 | Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) | 21% | 2,055 | 1,110 | $292K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 5.3% | 11,522 | 7,432 | $75K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | 2.1% | 882 | 671 | $29K |
| E1392 | Portable oxygen concentrator, rental | 2.1% | 2,429 | 1,556 | $29K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 2.0% | 986 | 698 | $28K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | 1.8% | 438 | 308 | $25K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | 1.7% | 4,315 | 2,957 | $24K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 1,611 | 1,108 | $12K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 2,708 | 2,083 | $11K |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 639 | 465 | $9K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 415 | 301 | $6K |
10 more codes
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | <1% | 108 | $5K |
| E0445 | Oximeter device for measuring blood oxygen levels non-invasively | <1% | 29 | $4K |
| A7032 | Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each | <1% | 73 | $4K |
| A7005 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable | <1% | 361 | $2K |
| A7033 | Pillow for use on nasal cannula type interface, replacement only, pair | <1% | 34 | $702.67 |
| A7003 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 1,197 | $470.63 |
| E0260 | Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress | <1% | 21 | $179.75 |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | <1% | 61 | $178.84 |
| E0971 | Manual wheelchair accessory, anti-tipping device, each | <1% | 164 | $56.71 |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 17 | $12.41 |
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 |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.