Supplier
Lincare INC.
Lincare INC. was paid $1.15M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 29 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 — 53% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoLINCARE INC.
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37416
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37416
33aNPI1447321757assigned 11/10/2006
33bProvider typeDurable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
28Total paid$1.15M
24GClaims70,029
24DCodes billed29
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in Tennessee
Rank by total paid#55 of 296
Median peer was paid$15K
This provider vs. median75×
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 | 9,781 | $179K | |
| 2019 | 12,718 | $206K | |
| 2020 | 12,282 | $216K | |
| 2021 | 13,261 | $220K | |
| 2022 | 9,442 | $136K | |
| 2023 | 7,561 | $106K | |
| 2024incomplete | 4,984 | $92K |
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 | 53% | 26,780 | 23,553 | $611K |
| B4035 | Enteral feeding supply kit; pump fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 14% | 2,829 | 1,767 | $158K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 6.0% | 12,954 | 11,384 | $69K |
| 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 | 4.4% | 1,172 | 800 | $50K |
| B4034 | Enteral feeding supply kit; syringe fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 3.9% | 1,400 | 973 | $45K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | 3.4% | 2,312 | 2,194 | $39K |
| 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 | 2.9% | 825 | 597 | $34K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | 2.7% | 1,288 | 1,209 | $32K |
| 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 | 1.3% | 186 | 180 | $16K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 1.2% | 943 | 867 | $14K |
| E1392 | Portable oxygen concentrator, rental | 1.1% | 2,250 | 1,956 | $13K |
| E0466 | Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) | <1% | 77 | 62 | $10K |
17 more codes
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 4,523 | $8K |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 1,956 | $8K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | <1% | 756 | $8K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 1,302 | $8K |
| A7032 | Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each | <1% | 407 | $6K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | <1% | 3,119 | $6K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 979 | $5K |
| A7033 | Pillow for use on nasal cannula type interface, replacement only, pair | <1% | 311 | $4K |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 988 | $4K |
| B9002 | Enteral nutrition infusion pump, any type | <1% | 84 | $2K |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | <1% | 274 | $2K |
| A7003 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 2,063 | $1K |
| A4604 | Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 45 | $317.72 |
| E0776 | Iv pole | <1% | 55 | $279.73 |
| E0443 | Portable oxygen contents, gaseous, 1 month's supply = 1 unit | <1% | 121 | $231.60 |
| B4088 | Gastrostomy/jejunostomy tube, low-profile, any material, any type, each | <1% | 15 | $202.19 |
| B9998 | Noc for enteral supplies | <1% | 15 | $177.41 |
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.