Supplier
Northeast Medical Equipment INC
Northeast Medical Equipment INC was paid $4.47M by Medicaid between Jul 2018 and Dec 2024, across 65 billing codes. Its largest line is E0465, Home ventilator, any type, used with invasive interface, (e.g., tracheostomy tube) — 34% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoNORTHEAST MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INC
METHUEN, MA 01844
METHUEN, MA 01844
33aNPI1508080979assigned 04/13/2007
33bProvider typeOxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME)
28Total paid$4.47M
24GClaims64,685
24DCodes billed65
24AFirst – last monthJul 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Oxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME) providers in Massachusetts
Rank by total paid#4 of 20
Median peer was paid$60K
This provider vs. median74×
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 MENCHEN, ROBIN 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 | 79 | $1K | |
| 2019 | 939 | $11K | |
| 2020 | 1,162 | $21K | |
| 2021 | 1,111 | $26K | |
| 2022 | 3,830 | $178K | |
| 2023 | 24,236 | $1.46M | |
| 2024incomplete | 33,328 | $2.77M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E0465 | Home ventilator, any type, used with invasive interface, (e.g., tracheostomy tube) | 34% | 4,012 | 2,928 | $1.50M |
| E0466 | Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) | 20% | 1,704 | 1,457 | $894K |
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | 14% | 10,838 | 9,705 | $610K |
| A4624 | Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each | 3.2% | 1,299 | 1,037 | $144K |
| A4606 | Oxygen probe for use with oximeter device, replacement | 2.9% | 1,450 | 916 | $131K |
| E0445 | Oximeter device for measuring blood oxygen levels non-invasively | 2.4% | 1,084 | 1,044 | $106K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 2.2% | 7,220 | 6,516 | $96K |
| A6196 | Alginate or other fiber gelling dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, each dressing | 1.6% | 575 | 484 | $71K |
| A4483 | Moisture exchanger, disposable, for use with invasive mechanical ventilation | 1.5% | 482 | 372 | $66K |
| A7521 | Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, each | 1.5% | 978 | 686 | $65K |
| A7526 | Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each | 1.3% | 1,657 | 1,330 | $57K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | 1.1% | 837 | 672 | $48K |
53 more codes
| A7507 | Filter holder and integrated filter without adhesive, for use in a tracheostoma heat and moisture exchange system, each | 1.0% | 430 | $45K |
| A4605 | Tracheal suction catheter, closed system, each | <1% | 681 | $42K |
| A6209 | Foam dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 657 | $40K |
| A4629 | Tracheostomy care kit for established tracheostomy | <1% | 500 | $39K |
| E0600 | Respiratory suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric | <1% | 1,237 | $35K |
| A4217 | Sterile water/saline, 500 ml | <1% | 1,044 | $35K |
| A7520 | Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, non-cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, each | <1% | 624 | $29K |
| A4604 | Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 1,170 | $28K |
| K0738 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; home compressor used to fill portable oxygen cylinders; includes portable containers, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | <1% | 1,234 | $25K |
| E1392 | Portable oxygen concentrator, rental | <1% | 678 | $25K |
| A4927 | Gloves, non-sterile, per 100 | <1% | 985 | $23K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | <1% | 897 | $21K |
| A6212 | Foam dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, with any size adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 291 | $19K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | <1% | 1,904 | $18K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | <1% | 923 | $18K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | <1% | 396 | $17K |
| A6446 | Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, sterile, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard | <1% | 552 | $15K |
| E0482 | Cough stimulating device, alternating positive and negative airway pressure | <1% | 75 | $15K |
| A4216 | Sterile water, saline and/or dextrose, diluent/flush, 10 ml | <1% | 996 | $15K |
| A4623 | Tracheostomy, inner cannula | <1% | 150 | $14K |
| A4628 | Oral and/or oropharyngeal suction catheter, each | <1% | 1,543 | $13K |
| A7000 | Canister, disposable, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 2,157 | $12K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 729 | $11K |
| A6402 | Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 1,653 | $11K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 841 | $10K |
| A4649 | Surgical supply; miscellaneous | <1% | 23 | $10K |
| A6021 | Collagen dressing, sterile, size 16 sq. in. or less, each | <1% | 38 | $9K |
| 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% | 186 | $8K |
| A6266 | Gauze, impregnated, other than water, normal saline, or zinc paste, sterile, any width, per linear yard | <1% | 62 | $7K |
| E0565 | Compressor, air power source for equipment which is not self-contained or cylinder driven | <1% | 312 | $7K |
| A6252 | Specialty absorptive dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 97 | $6K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 1,708 | $6K |
| A6216 | Gauze, non-impregnated, non-sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 817 | $5K |
| A7002 | Tubing, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 1,658 | $5K |
| A6222 | Gauze, impregnated with other than water, normal saline, or hydrogel, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 104 | $4K |
| A7032 | Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each | <1% | 144 | $4K |
| E0260 | Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress | <1% | 79 | $4K |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | <1% | 164 | $4K |
| A7003 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 1,255 | $4K |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 560 | $4K |
| A4452 | Tape, waterproof, per 18 square inches | <1% | 276 | $3K |
| A6251 | Specialty absorptive dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 105 | $3K |
| A4450 | Tape, non-waterproof, per 18 square inches | <1% | 421 | $2K |
| E0630 | Patient lift, hydraulic or mechanical, includes any seat, sling, strap(s) or pad(s) | <1% | 26 | $2K |
| A7007 | Large volume nebulizer, disposable, unfilled, used with aerosol compressor | <1% | 469 | $2K |
| A7012 | Water collection device, used with large volume nebulizer | <1% | 370 | $1K |
| A7525 | Tracheostomy mask, each | <1% | 716 | $1K |
| L8501 | Tracheostomy speaking valve | <1% | 12 | $1K |
| K0195 | Elevating leg rests, pair (for use with capped rental wheelchair base) | <1% | 137 | $942.49 |
| A7015 | Aerosol mask, used with dme nebulizer | <1% | 403 | $431.58 |
| A6457 | Tubular dressing with or without elastic, any width, per linear yard | <1% | 13 | $165.33 |
| A6219 | Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, with any size adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 31 | $147.06 |
| A4332 | Lubricant, individual sterile packet, each | <1% | 16 | $124.86 |
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 officialMENCHEN, ROBIN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
Parent organizationROTECH HEALTHCARE INC
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