Supplier
Palmetto Oxygen LLC
Palmetto Oxygen LLC was paid $311K by Medicaid between Jun 2020 and Dec 2024, across 28 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 — 38% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoPALMETTO OXYGEN LLC
CHARLOTTE, NC 28273
CHARLOTTE, NC 28273
33aNPI1528690492assigned 02/10/2020
33bProvider typeDurable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
28Total paid$311K
24GClaims27,411
24DCodes billed28
24AFirst – last monthJun 2020 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in North Carolina
Rank by total paid#105 of 780
Median peer was paid$5K
This provider vs. median63×
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 RUSSALESI, WENDY 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,105 | $13K | |
| 2021 | 4,854 | $54K | |
| 2022 | 4,791 | $50K | |
| 2023 | 6,143 | $73K | |
| 2024incomplete | 10,518 | $121K |
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 | 38% | 5,935 | 4,056 | $119K |
| E0260 | Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress | 11% | 3,226 | 2,244 | $33K |
| 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 | 6.1% | 2,713 | 1,885 | $19K |
| E0143 | Walker, folding, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height | 4.8% | 705 | 610 | $15K |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | 4.7% | 3,031 | 2,140 | $15K |
| A4554 | Disposable underpads, all sizes | 4.3% | 301 | 247 | $13K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 4.2% | 1,054 | 804 | $13K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | 3.8% | 1,601 | 1,093 | $12K |
| E1392 | Portable oxygen concentrator, rental | 3.6% | 1,555 | 1,100 | $11K |
| E0630 | Patient lift, hydraulic or mechanical, includes any seat, sling, strap(s) or pad(s) | 2.7% | 939 | 654 | $8K |
| K0003 | Lightweight wheelchair | 2.6% | 902 | 637 | $8K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | 2.6% | 220 | 193 | $8K |
16 more codes
| E0163 | Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with fixed arms | 2.0% | 359 | $6K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | 2.0% | 415 | $6K |
| K0006 | Heavy duty wheelchair | 1.9% | 267 | $6K |
| A4604 | Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device | 1.5% | 371 | $5K |
| K0195 | Elevating leg rests, pair (for use with capped rental wheelchair base) | 1.1% | 1,431 | $3K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 280 | $2K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | <1% | 788 | $2K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | <1% | 93 | $2K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 804 | $2K |
| E0240 | Bath/shower chair, with or without wheels, any size | <1% | 15 | $675.59 |
| A7033 | Pillow for use on nasal cannula type interface, replacement only, pair | <1% | 76 | $610.24 |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 103 | $469.52 |
| E0156 | Seat attachment, walker | <1% | 127 | $410.93 |
| E2601 | General use wheelchair seat cushion, width less than 22 inches, any depth | <1% | 41 | $335.18 |
| A7005 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable | <1% | 43 | $224.26 |
| A7013 | Filter, disposable, used with aerosol compressor or ultrasonic generator | <1% | 16 | $4.59 |
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 officialRUSSALESI, WENDY (CCO)
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