Supplier
Unicare Diagnostics, INC.
Unicare Diagnostics, INC. was paid $22.85M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 31 billing codes. Its largest line is E0465, Home ventilator, any type, used with invasive interface, (e.g., tracheostomy tube) — 37% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoUNICARE DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
NEWBURY PARK, CA 91320
NEWBURY PARK, CA 91320
33aNPI1912923301assigned 07/15/2006
33bProvider typeOxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME)
28Total paid$22.85M
24GClaims159,299
24DCodes billed31
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Oxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME) providers in California
Rank by total paid#3 of 74
Median peer was paid$381K
This provider vs. median60×
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 | 23,673 | $2.84M | |
| 2019 | 26,945 | $3.19M | |
| 2020 | 25,160 | $3.60M | |
| 2021 | 24,309 | $3.65M | |
| 2022 | 19,879 | $3.05M | |
| 2023 | 21,168 | $3.44M | |
| 2024incomplete | 18,165 | $3.08M |
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) | 37% | 6,931 | 5,769 | $8.39M |
| A7520 | Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube, non-cuffed, polyvinylchloride (pvc), silicone or equal, each | 7.2% | 5,794 | 5,743 | $1.65M |
| A4606 | Oxygen probe for use with oximeter device, replacement | 7.2% | 42,287 | 8,092 | $1.64M |
| A4605 | Tracheal suction catheter, closed system, each | 6.8% | 3,544 | 3,534 | $1.57M |
| E0481 | Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation system and related accessories | 5.9% | 1,298 | 1,286 | $1.34M |
| E1399 | Durable medical equipment, miscellaneous | 5.8% | 6,293 | 5,921 | $1.32M |
| A7509 | Filter holder and integrated filter housing, and adhesive, for use as a tracheostoma heat and moisture exchange system, each | 5.5% | 5,906 | 5,846 | $1.26M |
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | 4.3% | 7,936 | 7,006 | $976K |
| A4624 | Tracheal suction catheter, any type other than closed system, each | 4.0% | 5,152 | 5,124 | $916K |
| A7526 | Tracheostomy tube collar/holder, each | 3.8% | 6,424 | 6,392 | $858K |
| E0443 | Portable oxygen contents, gaseous, 1 month's supply = 1 unit | 1.9% | 7,767 | 6,527 | $440K |
| E0466 | Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) | 1.3% | 411 | 359 | $294K |
19 more codes
| B4035 | Enteral feeding supply kit; pump fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 1.2% | 2,006 | $277K |
| A7000 | Canister, disposable, used with suction pump, each | 1.1% | 7,090 | $260K |
| A4629 | Tracheostomy care kit for established tracheostomy | 1.1% | 5,092 | $244K |
| A4322 | Irrigation syringe, bulb or piston, each | <1% | 1,783 | $183K |
| L8501 | Tracheostomy speaking valve | <1% | 1,692 | $178K |
| B9998 | Noc for enteral supplies | <1% | 2,226 | $169K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | <1% | 7,152 | $159K |
| A6402 | Gauze, non-impregnated, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 6,679 | $150K |
| A4927 | Gloves, non-sterile, per 100 | <1% | 6,456 | $141K |
| A4628 | Oral and/or oropharyngeal suction catheter, each | <1% | 6,537 | $136K |
| A7002 | Tubing, used with suction pump, each | <1% | 7,227 | $122K |
| T4541 | Incontinence product, disposable underpad, large, each | <1% | 1,969 | $93K |
| B4088 | Gastrostomy/jejunostomy tube, low-profile, any material, any type, each | <1% | 196 | $27K |
| T4522 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, medium, each | <1% | 173 | $16K |
| E0600 | Respiratory suction pump, home model, portable or stationary, electric | <1% | 157 | $16K |
| A7525 | Tracheostomy mask, each | <1% | 1,958 | $13K |
| A7010 | Corrugated tubing, disposable, used with large volume nebulizer, 100 feet | <1% | 648 | $13K |
| T4521 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, small, each | <1% | 36 | $3K |
| A4402 | Lubricant, per ounce | <1% | 479 | $1K |
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 officialFRIEDMAN, DARREN (PRESIDENT)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Unicare Diagnostics INC | Newbury Park, CA | $328K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.