Supplier
Kens Thrifty Way Pharmacy and Home Medical INC
Kens Thrifty Way Pharmacy and Home Medical INC was paid $4.57M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 47 billing codes. Its largest line is S8189, Tracheostomy supply, not otherwise classified — 30% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoKENS THRIFTY WAY PHARMACY AND HOME MEDICAL INC
OPELOUSAS, LA 70570
OPELOUSAS, LA 70570
33aNPI1689904146assigned 01/06/2010
33bProvider typeDurable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
28Total paid$4.57M
24GClaims62,586
24DCodes billed47
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#11 of 321
Median peer was paid$122.58
This provider vs. median37,314×
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 | 9,681 | $725K | |
| 2019 | 9,528 | $632K | |
| 2020 | 8,878 | $607K | |
| 2021 | 8,570 | $543K | |
| 2022 | 9,196 | $701K | |
| 2023 | 9,128 | $731K | |
| 2024incomplete | 7,605 | $635K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S8189 | Tracheostomy supply, not otherwise classified | 30% | 13,153 | 2,524 | $1.39M |
| B4035 | Enteral feeding supply kit; pump fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 11% | 2,420 | 1,978 | $500K |
| B4160 | Enteral formula, for pediatrics, nutritionally complete calorically dense (equal to or greater than 0.7 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 | 11% | 1,263 | 1,040 | $492K |
| B9998 | Noc for enteral supplies | 9.5% | 4,355 | 2,584 | $435K |
| A4624 | Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each | 8.7% | 2,020 | 1,555 | $398K |
| B4034 | Enteral feeding supply kit; syringe fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 3.3% | 1,360 | 1,182 | $149K |
| E0465 | Home ventilator, any type, used with invasive interface, (e.g., tracheostomy tube) | 3.0% | 194 | 144 | $137K |
| A4605 | Tracheal suction catheter, closed system, each | 2.8% | 330 | 269 | $129K |
| A6402 | Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | 2.4% | 2,711 | 2,154 | $111K |
| A4606 | Oxygen probe for use with oximeter device, replacement | 2.2% | 1,160 | 915 | $103K |
| A4618 | Breathing circuits | 2.2% | 1,094 | 987 | $100K |
| A4629 | Tracheostomy care kit for established tracheostomy | 1.4% | 2,073 | 1,683 | $65K |
35 more codes
| T4534 | Youth sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, each | 1.3% | 218 | $59K |
| A7000 | Canister, disposable, used with suction pump, each | 1.3% | 3,255 | $57K |
| A7526 | Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each | 1.2% | 2,652 | $53K |
| E1399 | Durable medical equipment, miscellaneous | 1.1% | 103 | $51K |
| A9900 | Miscellaneous dme supply, accessory, and/or service component of another hcpcs code | <1% | 4,167 | $44K |
| A4927 | Gloves, non-sterile, per 100 | <1% | 2,467 | $40K |
| A7002 | Tubing, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 4,728 | $39K |
| 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% | 280 | $30K |
| S8999 | Resuscitation bag (for use by patient on artificial respiration during power failure or other catastrophic event) | <1% | 252 | $25K |
| A7003 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 3,146 | $20K |
| E0260 | Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress | <1% | 443 | $17K |
| A4616 | Tubing (oxygen), per foot | <1% | 496 | $16K |
| B4161 | Enteral formula, for pediatrics, hydrolyzed/amino acids and peptide chain proteins, includes fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | <1% | 15 | $14K |
| T4522 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, medium, each | <1% | 86 | $13K |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 879 | $12K |
| A4628 | Oral and/or oropharyngeal suction catheter, each | <1% | 1,618 | $11K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | <1% | 756 | $11K |
| A4623 | Tracheostomy, inner cannula | <1% | 69 | $9K |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 506 | $7K |
| L8501 | Tracheostomy speaking valve | <1% | 92 | $7K |
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | <1% | 98 | $6K |
| A7525 | Tracheostomy mask, each | <1% | 1,201 | $4K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 1,087 | $4K |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | <1% | 445 | $3K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 302 | $2K |
| 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 | <1% | 14 | $2K |
| A7007 | Large volume nebulizer, disposable, unfilled, used with aerosol compressor | <1% | 278 | $2K |
| E0630 | Patient lift, hydraulic or mechanical, includes any seat, sling, strap(s) or pad(s) | <1% | 27 | $2K |
| A7015 | Aerosol mask, used with dme nebulizer | <1% | 316 | $2K |
| T4523 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, large, each | <1% | 16 | $2K |
| A7012 | Water collection device, used with large volume nebulizer | <1% | 243 | $2K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | <1% | 28 | $686.37 |
| A7039 | Filter, non disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 114 | $216.31 |
| T2028 | Specialized supply, not otherwise specified, waiver | 0% | 20 | $0.00 |
| T4541 | Incontinence product, disposable underpad, large, each | 0% | 36 | $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 officialROBERT, TAMMY (DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Special Needs Consultants LLC | Opelousas, LA | $3K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.