Supplier
Principal Medical Equipment INC
Principal Medical Equipment INC was paid $3.39M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 27 billing codes. Its largest line is E0466, Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) — 34% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoPRINCIPAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INC
LAS VEGAS, NV 89128
LAS VEGAS, NV 89128
33aNPI1629037916assigned 03/23/2006
33bProvider typeCustomized Equipment (DME)
28Total paid$3.39M
24GClaims119,360
24DCodes billed27
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Customized Equipment (DME) providers in Nevada
Rank by total paid#1 of 12
Median peer was paid$65K
This provider vs. median52×
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 | 9,988 | $231K | |
| 2019 | 15,658 | $481K | |
| 2020 | 16,666 | $704K | |
| 2021 | 19,416 | $659K | |
| 2022 | 17,949 | $411K | |
| 2023 | 18,653 | $392K | |
| 2024incomplete | 21,030 | $510K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E0466 | Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) | 34% | 3,109 | 2,604 | $1.16M |
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | 30% | 28,776 | 24,631 | $1.01M |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 8.9% | 11,706 | 10,326 | $300K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 5.5% | 25,889 | 22,102 | $188K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | 5.5% | 3,452 | 3,112 | $185K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | 3.8% | 10,247 | 8,946 | $128K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | 2.6% | 2,512 | 2,261 | $87K |
| 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) | 1.8% | 941 | 817 | $61K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | 1.3% | 3,731 | 3,344 | $43K |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | 1.2% | 4,400 | 3,938 | $40K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | 1.1% | 2,405 | 2,013 | $37K |
| A7032 | Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each | 1.0% | 1,833 | 1,569 | $34K |
15 more codes
| A4604 | Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 1,120 | $32K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 7,833 | $23K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | <1% | 3,173 | $15K |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 1,878 | $13K |
| A7039 | Filter, non disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 2,397 | $10K |
| E1392 | Portable oxygen concentrator, rental | <1% | 870 | $9K |
| A7033 | Pillow for use on nasal cannula type interface, replacement only, pair | <1% | 232 | $4K |
| E0143 | Walker, folding, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height | <1% | 106 | $4K |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | <1% | 323 | $3K |
| A6402 | Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 122 | $875.85 |
| A9279 | Monitoring feature/device, stand-alone or integrated, any type, includes all accessories, components and electronics, not otherwise classified | <1% | 2,200 | $689.75 |
| A7036 | Chinstrap used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 66 | $461.96 |
| A7005 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable | <1% | 13 | $125.99 |
| A7013 | Filter, disposable, used with aerosol compressor or ultrasonic generator | <1% | 13 | $4.24 |
| A7003 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | 0% | 13 | $0.00 |
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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Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.