LS & B INC.

LS & B INC. was paid $464K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 6 billing codes. Its largest line is A4554, Disposable underpads, all sizes — 30% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoLS & B INC.
BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521

33aNPI1770581548assigned 07/14/2005

33bProvider typeDurable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies

28Total paid$464K

24GClaims10,124

24DCodes billed6

24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024

Compared with peers

Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in Texas

Rank by total paid#192 of 566

Median peer was paid$142K

This provider vs. median3.3×

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 VARGAS, JOSE controls 18+ 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	3,864	$209K
2019	3,093	$147K
2020	168	$3K
2021	360	$7K
2022	427	$9K
2023	716	$15K
2024incomplete	1,496	$74K

Box 24 · Service lines

What it billed for

Code	Service	Share	Claims	Bene. records	Paid
A4554	Disposable underpads, all sizes	30%	3,469	3,438	$138K
T4527	Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, large size, each	24%	840	839	$113K
T4528	Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, extra large size, each	18%	406	404	$85K
T4526	Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, medium size, each	12%	525	525	$58K
T4535	Disposable liner/shield/guard/pad/undergarment, for incontinence, each	11%	1,270	1,268	$50K
A4335	Incontinence supply; miscellaneous	4.2%	3,614	3,597	$20K

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 officialVARGAS, JOSE (PRESIDENT)

Same official

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