Supplier
Why, INC.
Why, INC. was paid $2.07M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 43 billing codes. Its largest line is T4541, Incontinence product, disposable underpad, large, each — 24% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoWHY, INC.
MUNDELEIN, IL 60060
MUNDELEIN, IL 60060
33aNPI1568415826assigned 05/18/2006
33bProvider typeOxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME)
28Total paid$2.07M
24GClaims54,579
24DCodes billed43
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Oxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME) providers in Illinois
Rank by total paid#6 of 42
Median peer was paid$200K
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.
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 | 9,268 | $185K | |
| 2019 | 6,273 | $98K | |
| 2020 | 8,162 | $183K | |
| 2021 | 6,515 | $245K | |
| 2022 | 7,310 | $341K | |
| 2023 | 8,794 | $495K | |
| 2024incomplete | 8,257 | $526K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T4541 | Incontinence product, disposable underpad, large, each | 24% | 7,298 | 7,265 | $491K |
| T4527 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, large size, each | 19% | 2,746 | 2,739 | $387K |
| T4535 | Disposable liner/shield/guard/pad/undergarment, for incontinence, each | 13% | 5,694 | 5,661 | $273K |
| T4526 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, medium size, each | 11% | 1,666 | 1,663 | $225K |
| T4528 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, extra large size, each | 10% | 1,195 | 1,192 | $210K |
| A4927 | Gloves, non-sterile, per 100 | 3.6% | 5,145 | 5,095 | $74K |
| E0240 | Bath/shower chair, with or without wheels, any size | 3.1% | 634 | 631 | $64K |
| E0260 | Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress | 2.9% | 3,940 | 3,842 | $60K |
| E0143 | Walker, folding, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height | 2.2% | 2,359 | 2,317 | $45K |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | 1.9% | 5,612 | 5,413 | $40K |
| T4544 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, above extra large, each | 1.2% | 90 | 89 | $25K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 1.1% | 945 | 917 | $23K |
31 more codes
| A4670 | Automatic blood pressure monitor | 1.0% | 344 | $21K |
| E0250 | Hospital bed, fixed height, with any type side rails, with mattress | <1% | 1,390 | $21K |
| K0195 | Elevating leg rests, pair (for use with capped rental wheelchair base) | <1% | 4,661 | $11K |
| K0003 | Lightweight wheelchair | <1% | 1,111 | $11K |
| A4604 | Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 629 | $10K |
| E0156 | Seat attachment, walker | <1% | 2,146 | $10K |
| E0255 | Hospital bed, variable height, hi-lo, with any type side rails, with mattress | <1% | 533 | $9K |
| T4523 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, large, each | <1% | 78 | $9K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | <1% | 200 | $7K |
| E0630 | Patient lift, hydraulic or mechanical, includes any seat, sling, strap(s) or pad(s) | <1% | 464 | $6K |
| E0149 | Walker, heavy duty, wheeled, rigid or folding, any type | <1% | 1,045 | $6K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | <1% | 1,597 | $4K |
| E0163 | Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with fixed arms | <1% | 215 | $4K |
| K0823 | Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, captains chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | <1% | 99 | $4K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 970 | $3K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | <1% | 172 | $3K |
| E2611 | General use wheelchair back cushion, width less than 22 inches, any height, including any type mounting hardware | <1% | 93 | $3K |
| E0243 | Toilet rail, each | <1% | 44 | $2K |
| E0635 | Patient lift, electric with seat or sling | <1% | 234 | $2K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | <1% | 78 | $2K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 205 | $2K |
| E0244 | Raised toilet seat | <1% | 55 | $1K |
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | <1% | 37 | $957.27 |
| E0910 | Trapeze bars, a/k/a patient helper, attached to bed, with grab bar | <1% | 308 | $801.53 |
| E2601 | General use wheelchair seat cushion, width less than 22 inches, any depth | <1% | 110 | $765.73 |
| E0185 | Gel or gel-like pressure pad for mattress, standard mattress length and width | <1% | 25 | $686.89 |
| E1038 | Transport chair, adult size, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds | <1% | 285 | $566.83 |
| K0006 | Heavy duty wheelchair | <1% | 26 | $235.97 |
| E0100 | Cane, includes canes of all materials, adjustable or fixed, with tip | <1% | 36 | $206.47 |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 26 | $131.94 |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 39 | $129.60 |
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 officialCASS, KYLE (OWNER)