Supplier
Advanced Medical Equipment, INC.
Advanced Medical Equipment, INC. was paid $1.45M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Jan 2024, across 48 billing codes. Its largest line is E0466, Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) — 27% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoADVANCED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, INC.
KENNER, LA 70062
KENNER, LA 70062
33aNPI1679555882assigned 11/15/2005
33bProvider typeCustomized Equipment (DME)
28Total paid$1.45M
24GClaims71,601
24DCodes billed48
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Jan 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Customized Equipment (DME) providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#6 of 19
Median peer was paid$308K
This provider vs. median4.7×
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 | 14,036 | $222K | |
| 2019 | 16,136 | $283K | |
| 2020 | 13,491 | $259K | |
| 2021 | 11,492 | $261K | |
| 2022 | 11,025 | $296K | |
| 2023 | 5,394 | $130K | |
| 2024incomplete | 27 | $0.00 |
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) | 27% | 2,264 | 1,379 | $388K |
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | 16% | 8,234 | 7,733 | $233K |
| E0260 | Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress | 10% | 7,210 | 6,727 | $149K |
| K0003 | Lightweight wheelchair | 5.1% | 4,458 | 4,202 | $74K |
| B4154 | Enteral formula, nutritionally complete, for special metabolic needs, excludes inherited disease of metabolism, includes altered composition of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and/or minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | 3.9% | 735 | 714 | $57K |
| A4624 | Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each | 3.0% | 1,464 | 1,294 | $43K |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | 2.7% | 3,796 | 3,362 | $39K |
| A4623 | Tracheostomy, inner cannula | 2.7% | 1,441 | 1,304 | $39K |
| B4035 | Enteral feeding supply kit; pump fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 2.5% | 1,268 | 1,204 | $37K |
| A4629 | Tracheostomy care kit for established tracheostomy | 2.5% | 1,489 | 1,311 | $36K |
| E0630 | Patient lift, hydraulic or mechanical, includes any seat, sling, strap(s) or pad(s) | 2.3% | 1,944 | 1,829 | $33K |
| 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 | 2.2% | 946 | 891 | $32K |
36 more codes
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 1.9% | 7,734 | $28K |
| B4034 | Enteral feeding supply kit; syringe fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 1.9% | 1,412 | $28K |
| E0143 | Walker, folding, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height | 1.8% | 1,032 | $26K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 1.5% | 1,067 | $22K |
| K0006 | Heavy duty wheelchair | 1.1% | 850 | $16K |
| K0195 | Elevating leg rests, pair (for use with capped rental wheelchair base) | 1.1% | 2,751 | $16K |
| K0007 | Extra heavy duty wheelchair | 1.1% | 648 | $16K |
| E0443 | Portable oxygen contents, gaseous, 1 month's supply = 1 unit | 1.0% | 2,462 | $15K |
| E0163 | Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with fixed arms | 1.0% | 1,202 | $15K |
| E0303 | Hospital bed, heavy duty, extra wide, with weight capacity greater than 350 pounds, but less than or equal to 600 pounds, with any type side rails, with mattress | <1% | 122 | $13K |
| E2601 | General use wheelchair seat cushion, width less than 22 inches, any depth | <1% | 770 | $13K |
| E0600 | Respiratory suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric | <1% | 1,262 | $11K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | <1% | 4,038 | $10K |
| 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 | <1% | 184 | $9K |
| E0165 | Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with detachable arms | <1% | 1,371 | $7K |
| E0185 | Gel or gel-like pressure pad for mattress, standard mattress length and width | <1% | 218 | $7K |
| A7526 | Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each | <1% | 548 | $5K |
| E0971 | Manual wheelchair accessory, anti-tipping device, each | <1% | 782 | $5K |
| E0973 | Wheelchair accessory, adjustable height, detachable armrest, complete assembly, each | <1% | 278 | $4K |
| A4628 | Oral and/or oropharyngeal suction catheter, each | <1% | 1,314 | $4K |
| A7000 | Canister, disposable, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 1,148 | $3K |
| B9002 | Enteral nutrition infusion pump, any type | <1% | 229 | $3K |
| E0951 | Heel loop/holder, any type, with or without ankle strap, each | <1% | 1,033 | $2K |
| 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% | 50 | $2K |
| A7002 | Tubing, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 1,859 | $2K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 118 | $2K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | <1% | 41 | $2K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 461 | $1K |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 121 | $946.62 |
| E0978 | Wheelchair accessory, positioning belt/safety belt/pelvic strap, each | <1% | 664 | $940.36 |
| E0149 | Walker, heavy duty, wheeled, rigid or folding, any type | <1% | 194 | $651.92 |
| E0181 | Powered pressure reducing mattress overlay/pad, alternating, with pump, includes heavy duty | <1% | 68 | $340.03 |
| A7003 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 277 | $303.74 |
| E0565 | Compressor, air power source for equipment which is not self-contained or cylinder driven | <1% | 14 | $177.12 |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 12 | $99.84 |
| E0776 | Iv pole | <1% | 18 | $75.11 |
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 officialLOVELACE, CRAIG (PRESIDENT)