Supplier
Patient Support Services, INC
Patient Support Services, INC was paid $10.33M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 34 billing codes. Its largest line is B4035, Enteral feeding supply kit; pump fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape — 25% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoPATIENT SUPPORT SERVICES, INC
TEXARKANA, TX 75503
TEXARKANA, TX 75503
33aNPI1962463075assigned 03/29/2006
33bProvider typeDurable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
28Total paid$10.33M
24GClaims190,008
24DCodes billed34
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#16 of 566
Median peer was paid$142K
This provider vs. median73×
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 | 39,231 | $1.79M | |
| 2019 | 32,355 | $1.51M | |
| 2020 | 32,050 | $1.68M | |
| 2021 | 32,002 | $1.82M | |
| 2022 | 25,180 | $1.68M | |
| 2023 | 16,964 | $1.12M | |
| 2024incomplete | 12,226 | $724K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B4035 | Enteral feeding supply kit; pump fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 25% | 50,654 | 45,422 | $2.58M |
| B4161 | Enteral formula, for pediatrics, hydrolyzed/amino acids and peptide chain proteins, includes fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | 12% | 3,798 | 2,434 | $1.26M |
| B4152 | Enteral formula, nutritionally complete, calorically dense (equal to or greater than 1.5 kcal/ml) with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | 11% | 26,342 | 24,701 | $1.16M |
| B4154 | Enteral formula, nutritionally complete, for special metabolic needs, excludes inherited disease of metabolism, includes altered composition of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and/or minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | 11% | 14,086 | 13,156 | $1.15M |
| B4160 | Enteral formula, for pediatrics, nutritionally complete calorically dense (equal to or greater than 0.7 kcal/ml) with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | 9.9% | 6,006 | 4,527 | $1.03M |
| B4153 | Enteral formula, nutritionally complete, hydrolyzed proteins (amino acids and peptide chain), includes fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | 6.9% | 4,801 | 4,345 | $715K |
| B4150 | Enteral formula, nutritionally complete with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | 6.4% | 14,417 | 13,061 | $659K |
| B4034 | Enteral feeding supply kit; syringe fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 3.5% | 13,025 | 12,435 | $358K |
| B4100 | Food thickener, administered orally, per ounce | 3.3% | 4,672 | 3,590 | $339K |
| B9998 | Noc for enteral supplies | 2.0% | 8,855 | 6,952 | $209K |
| B9002 | Enteral nutrition infusion pump, any type | 1.6% | 10,480 | 9,879 | $161K |
| A4554 | Disposable underpads, all sizes | 1.5% | 1,787 | 1,727 | $153K |
22 more codes
| A4213 | Syringe, sterile, 20 cc or greater, each | <1% | 1,630 | $102K |
| B4155 | Enteral formula, nutritionally incomplete/modular nutrients, includes specific nutrients, carbohydrates (e.g., glucose polymers), proteins/amino acids (e.g., glutamine, arginine), fat (e.g., medium chain triglycerides) or combination, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | <1% | 4,725 | $96K |
| B4036 | Enteral feeding supply kit; gravity fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | <1% | 1,808 | $86K |
| B4149 | Enteral formula, manufactured blenderized natural foods with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | <1% | 290 | $78K |
| T4522 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, medium, each | <1% | 772 | $68K |
| E0776 | Iv pole | <1% | 9,444 | $26K |
| T4524 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, extra large, each | <1% | 320 | $22K |
| A4335 | Incontinence supply; miscellaneous | <1% | 2,275 | $20K |
| A4357 | Bedside drainage bag, day or night, with or without anti-reflux device, with or without tube, each | <1% | 3,795 | $11K |
| A4414 | Ostomy skin barrier, with flange (solid, flexible or accordion), without built-in convexity, 4 x 4 inches or smaller, each | <1% | 476 | $10K |
| A4314 | Insertion tray with drainage bag with indwelling catheter, foley type, two-way latex with coating (teflon, silicone, silicone elastomer or hydrophilic, etc.) | <1% | 3,596 | $9K |
| A5061 | Ostomy pouch, drainable; with barrier attached, (1 piece), each | <1% | 396 | $8K |
| A5063 | Ostomy pouch, drainable; for use on barrier with flange (2 piece system), each | <1% | 323 | $4K |
| T4535 | Disposable liner/shield/guard/pad/undergarment, for incontinence, each | <1% | 177 | $4K |
| A4629 | Tracheostomy care kit for established tracheostomy | <1% | 494 | $3K |
| A4623 | Tracheostomy, inner cannula | <1% | 169 | $2K |
| B4087 | Gastrostomy/jejunostomy tube, standard, any material, any type, each | <1% | 210 | $2K |
| T4521 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, small, each | <1% | 14 | $1K |
| A4927 | Gloves, non-sterile, per 100 | <1% | 97 | $1K |
| T4523 | Adult sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, large, each | <1% | 13 | $1K |
| A6250 | Skin sealants, protectants, moisturizers, ointments, any type, any size | <1% | 28 | $177.52 |
| B4088 | Gastrostomy/jejunostomy tube, low-profile, any material, any type, each | <1% | 33 | $166.74 |
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
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