Supplier
Buffalo Wheelchair, INC.
Buffalo Wheelchair, INC. was paid $244K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Feb 2024, across 18 billing codes. Its largest line is E0601, Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device — 34% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoBUFFALO WHEELCHAIR, INC.
FORT MYERS, FL 33912
FORT MYERS, FL 33912
33aNPI1922330018assigned 02/01/2010
33bProvider typeOxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME)
28Total paid$244K
24GClaims28,320
24DCodes billed18
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Feb 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Oxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME) providers in Florida
Rank by total paid#27 of 65
Median peer was paid$165K
This provider vs. median1.5×
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 GRIGGS, STEPHEN 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 | 3,687 | $8K | |
| 2019 | 5,602 | $66K | |
| 2020 | 6,757 | $87K | |
| 2021 | 3,888 | $25K | |
| 2022 | 2,492 | $21K | |
| 2023 | 5,355 | $31K | |
| 2024incomplete | 539 | $5K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 34% | 5,183 | 4,108 | $84K |
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | 21% | 2,770 | 2,070 | $52K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | 20% | 5,292 | 4,127 | $49K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | 11% | 1,832 | 1,408 | $26K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 4.7% | 866 | 649 | $11K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | 2.6% | 883 | 696 | $6K |
| E0470 | Respiratory assist device, bi-level pressure capability, without backup rate feature, used with noninvasive interface, e.g., nasal or facial mask (intermittent assist device with continuous positive airway pressure device) | 1.5% | 275 | 201 | $4K |
| E1392 | Portable oxygen concentrator, rental | 1.0% | 197 | 160 | $3K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | <1% | 1,706 | 1,322 | $2K |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 1,232 | 910 | $2K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 1,662 | 1,275 | $2K |
| A4604 | Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 1,336 | 1,061 | $1K |
6 more codes
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 3,295 | $831.77 |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | <1% | 185 | $415.09 |
| A7033 | Pillow for use on nasal cannula type interface, replacement only, pair | <1% | 76 | $214.78 |
| A7039 | Filter, non disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 413 | $212.78 |
| A7046 | Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each | <1% | 893 | $166.31 |
| A7032 | Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each | <1% | 224 | $120.67 |
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 officialGRIGGS, STEPHEN (CEO)
Parent organizationBUFFALO WHEELCHAIR, INC.
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|---|---|---|
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Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.