Supplier
Alpha Respiratory INC.
Alpha Respiratory INC. was paid $1.27M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 21 billing codes. Its largest line is E1390, Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate — 60% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoALPHA RESPIRATORY INC.
CHICO, CA 95928
CHICO, CA 95928
33aNPI1922169838assigned 12/13/2006
33bProvider typeDurable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
28Total paid$1.27M
24GClaims34,675
24DCodes billed21
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in California
Rank by total paid#178 of 946
Median peer was paid$15K
This provider vs. median83×
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 BARNHARD, JEFFREY controls 20+ 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 | 4,018 | $136K | |
| 2019 | 3,854 | $125K | |
| 2020 | 3,643 | $111K | |
| 2021 | 2,907 | $88K | |
| 2022 | 5,190 | $129K | |
| 2023 | 7,001 | $295K | |
| 2024incomplete | 8,062 | $388K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | 60% | 16,332 | 16,246 | $765K |
| E0466 | Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) | 21% | 984 | 982 | $269K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 5.2% | 5,871 | 5,826 | $66K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 4.3% | 1,270 | 1,267 | $55K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | 2.6% | 1,914 | 1,911 | $34K |
| E0443 | Portable oxygen contents, gaseous, 1 month's supply = 1 unit | 1.3% | 756 | 748 | $17K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | 1.1% | 3,105 | 3,092 | $14K |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 2,134 | 2,129 | $8K |
| E0471 | Respiratory assist device, bi-level pressure capability, with back-up rate feature, used with noninvasive interface, e.g., nasal or facial mask (intermittent assist device with continuous positive airway pressure device) | <1% | 25 | 25 | $8K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 395 | 394 | $6K |
| A7033 | Pillow for use on nasal cannula type interface, replacement only, pair | <1% | 186 | 184 | $6K |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | <1% | 198 | 196 | $4K |
9 more codes
| A7032 | Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each | <1% | 180 | $4K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | <1% | 65 | $3K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | <1% | 85 | $3K |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 177 | $3K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | <1% | 74 | $3K |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 300 | $2K |
| A4604 | Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 116 | $2K |
| A7005 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable | <1% | 257 | $544.23 |
| A7003 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, disposable | <1% | 251 | $30.38 |
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 officialBARNHARD, JEFFREY (CEO)
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