Supplier
South Texas Medical Equipment & Supplies
South Texas Medical Equipment & Supplies was paid $3.24M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 12 billing codes. Its largest line is T4527, Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, large size, each — 26% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoSOUTH TEXAS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
LAREDO, TX 78041
LAREDO, TX 78041
33aNPI1861505091assigned 08/15/2006
33bProvider typeDurable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
28Total paid$3.24M
24GClaims54,714
24DCodes billed12
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#58 of 566
Median peer was paid$142K
This provider vs. median23×
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 | 5,407 | $322K | |
| 2019 | 6,062 | $362K | |
| 2020 | 6,949 | $390K | |
| 2021 | 9,033 | $533K | |
| 2022 | 9,187 | $535K | |
| 2023 | 9,381 | $564K | |
| 2024incomplete | 8,695 | $532K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T4527 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, large size, each | 26% | 5,406 | 5,346 | $834K |
| A4554 | Disposable underpads, all sizes | 18% | 16,518 | 16,263 | $591K |
| T4528 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, extra large size, each | 17% | 3,087 | 3,041 | $549K |
| T4532 | Pediatric sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, large size, each | 14% | 3,343 | 3,196 | $452K |
| T4526 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, medium size, each | 13% | 3,165 | 3,151 | $431K |
| T4535 | Disposable liner/shield/guard/pad/undergarment, for incontinence, each | 5.0% | 3,699 | 3,659 | $161K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | 3.4% | 1,352 | 1,312 | $110K |
| A4335 | Incontinence supply; miscellaneous | 2.5% | 15,584 | 15,379 | $82K |
| A7005 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable | <1% | 1,195 | 1,155 | $17K |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | <1% | 637 | 631 | $8K |
| K0002 | Standard hemi (low seat) wheelchair | <1% | 437 | 437 | $4K |
| A7015 | Aerosol mask, used with dme nebulizer | <1% | 291 | 290 | $364.63 |
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, GERARDO (OWNER)