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Advanced Respiratory, Inc.

Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies·Saint Paul, MN·NPI: 1053357905SharePrint Report

Red Flags Explained

Each flag represents a statistical test that identified unusual billing patterns. Here's what each flag on this provider means in plain English:

Rate Outlier

Rate Outlier means this provider charges above the 90th percentile for multiple different procedure codes simultaneously. While one high-cost code could reflect specialization, consistently high rates across many codes may indicate systematic overbilling.

These flags are statistical indicators only. Many flagged providers have legitimate explanations for their billing patterns. Learn more about our methodology.

Risk Assessment

Bills $1,349.20 per claim for E1399 (Durable medical equipment, miscellaneous) — 13.0× the national median of $104.06.

Billing above the 90th percentile for 3 procedure codes simultaneously.

This is a statistical summary, not an accusation. See our methodology.

Compared to Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies Peers

Total spending distribution among 35 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $204.4M is at the 50th percentile among 35 Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$204.4M

$204,354,683

Total Claims

295K

Beneficiaries

266K

1.1 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$692

#440 of 618K providers by total spending(top <0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Advanced Respiratory, Inc. is a Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies provider based in Saint Paul, MN. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $204.4M in Medicaid payments across 295K claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $204.4M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 25,544 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

32% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$19.9M
+34%
2019
$26.6M
+24%
2020
$33.0M
+5%
2021
$34.7M
-9%
2022
$31.7M
+2%
2023
$32.2M
-19%
2024
$26.2M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 7 distinct procedure codes. The top code (E0483 (High-frequency chest wall oscillation air-pulse generator system)) accounts for 87% of total spending.

E0483Top 10%

High-frequency chest wall oscillation air-pulse generator system

$176.8M

225K claims · 86.5%

Your Cost: $786.33/claim|Median: $321.50
2.5× median
E0482Top 10%

$13.8M

35K claims · 6.7%

Your Cost: $390.03/claim|Median: $246.17
1.6× median
E1399Top 10%

Durable medical equipment, miscellaneous

$8.4M

6K claims · 4.1%

Your Cost: $1,349.20/claim|Median: $104.06
13.0× median
E0466Normal range

Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface

$5.1M

20K claims · 2.5%

Your Cost: $256.99/claim|Median: $317.50
0.8× median
A9900Top 25%

$139K

1K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $130.00/claim|Median: $58.14
2.2× median
A9999Normal range

$92K

1K claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $62.69/claim|Median: $39.73
1.6× median
A7020Top 25%

$88K

7K claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $13.22/claim|Median: $9.23
1.4× median