Supplier
Independence Plus, INC.
Independence Plus, INC. was paid $9.84M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 48 billing codes. Its largest line is E0465, Home ventilator, any type, used with invasive interface, (e.g., tracheostomy tube) — 24% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoINDEPENDENCE PLUS, INC.
OAK BROOK, IL 60523
OAK BROOK, IL 60523
33aNPI1720244296assigned 08/04/2008
33bProvider typeDurable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
28Total paid$9.84M
24GClaims121,907
24DCodes billed48
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in Illinois
Rank by total paid#17 of 323
Median peer was paid$217K
This provider vs. median45×
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 | 11,236 | $907K | |
| 2019 | 14,951 | $1.06M | |
| 2020 | 16,202 | $1.16M | |
| 2021 | 15,597 | $1.24M | |
| 2022 | 19,116 | $1.69M | |
| 2023 | 21,181 | $1.76M | |
| 2024incomplete | 23,624 | $2.02M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E0465 | Home ventilator, any type, used with invasive interface, (e.g., tracheostomy tube) | 24% | 5,409 | 4,196 | $2.37M |
| E0466 | Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) | 11% | 1,866 | 1,687 | $1.08M |
| B4035 | Enteral feeding supply kit; pump fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 9.8% | 4,038 | 3,615 | $965K |
| A4624 | Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each | 6.6% | 5,001 | 4,358 | $645K |
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | 5.7% | 4,336 | 3,420 | $556K |
| A9900 | Miscellaneous dme supply, accessory, and/or service component of another hcpcs code | 4.9% | 1,682 | 1,454 | $486K |
| A7507 | Filter holder and integrated filter without adhesive, for use in a tracheostoma heat and moisture exchange system, each | 4.1% | 3,539 | 3,141 | $408K |
| A4605 | Tracheal suction catheter, closed system, each | 4.1% | 2,582 | 2,356 | $401K |
| A4629 | Tracheostomy care kit for established tracheostomy | 4.0% | 4,781 | 4,078 | $389K |
| A7526 | Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each | 3.2% | 5,992 | 5,310 | $319K |
| A4623 | Tracheostomy, inner cannula | 2.9% | 2,519 | 2,001 | $282K |
| E0482 | Cough stimulating device, alternating positive and negative airway pressure | 2.0% | 652 | 584 | $200K |
36 more codes
| 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 | 1.9% | 248 | $191K |
| A7520 | Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, non-cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, each | 1.8% | 2,534 | $173K |
| T4541 | Incontinence product, disposable underpad, large, each | 1.6% | 2,489 | $155K |
| 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 | 1.4% | 724 | $134K |
| A4216 | Sterile water, saline and/or dextrose, diluent/flush, 10 ml | 1.2% | 3,982 | $123K |
| A7521 | Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, each | 1.2% | 2,163 | $117K |
| A4927 | Gloves, non-sterile, per 100 | <1% | 5,910 | $88K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | <1% | 3,880 | $87K |
| B4088 | Gastrostomy/jejunostomy tube, low-profile, any material, any type, each | <1% | 711 | $80K |
| A6402 | Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 5,784 | $76K |
| T4522 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, medium, each | <1% | 718 | $71K |
| E0600 | Respiratory suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric | <1% | 2,933 | $65K |
| 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 | <1% | 244 | $57K |
| B9002 | Enteral nutrition infusion pump, any type | <1% | 914 | $51K |
| A7000 | Canister, disposable, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 5,828 | $45K |
| E0565 | Compressor, air power source for equipment which is not self-contained or cylinder driven | <1% | 1,500 | $40K |
| E0445 | Oximeter device for measuring blood oxygen levels non-invasively | <1% | 477 | $27K |
| A4649 | Surgical supply; miscellaneous | <1% | 811 | $20K |
| A4213 | Syringe, sterile, 20 cc or greater, each | <1% | 3,817 | $20K |
| 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% | 86 | $19K |
| A4452 | Tape, waterproof, per 18 square inches | <1% | 2,510 | $16K |
| B4149 | Enteral formula, manufactured blenderized natural foods with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | <1% | 53 | $14K |
| A7003 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 5,046 | $14K |
| A4628 | Oral and/or oropharyngeal suction catheter, each | <1% | 6,122 | $10K |
| A7002 | Tubing, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 2,858 | $9K |
| A4657 | Syringe, with or without needle, each | <1% | 4,945 | $8K |
| A7012 | Water collection device, used with large volume nebulizer | <1% | 2,674 | $7K |
| E0776 | Iv pole | <1% | 853 | $5K |
| A7007 | Large volume nebulizer, disposable, unfilled, used with aerosol compressor | <1% | 2,031 | $5K |
| A7525 | Tracheostomy mask, each | <1% | 2,838 | $4K |
| A4332 | Lubricant, individual sterile packet, each | <1% | 3,204 | $3K |
| A7010 | Corrugated tubing, disposable, used with large volume nebulizer, 100 feet | <1% | 110 | $2K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | <1% | 59 | $1K |
| B4155 | Enteral formula, nutritionally incomplete/modular nutrients, includes specific nutrients, carbohydrates (e.g., glucose polymers), proteins/amino acids (e.g., glutamine, arginine), fat (e.g., medium chain triglycerides) or combination, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | <1% | 51 | $912.45 |
| L8501 | Tracheostomy speaking valve | <1% | 12 | $687.12 |
| A7015 | Aerosol mask, used with dme nebulizer | <1% | 391 | $486.41 |
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 officialKEATING, KATHLEEN (DIRECTOR OF HME SERVICES)