AMERICAN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INC
NPI 1174526792
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies in Catonsville, MD
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
NPI Status: Active since May 27, 2005
Contact Information
733 FREDERICK RD
CATONSVILLE, MD
ZIP 21228
Phone: (410) 719-1222
Fax: (410) 719-6676
- Organization
- Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supp...
- Medicare Supplier
- Does Not Accept Medicare Approved Payment
About AMERICAN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for American Medical Equipment Inc, a provider established in Catonsville, Maryland operating as a Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1174526792 assigned on May 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 332B00000X with license number R2116 (MD). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Jane Gold (Director Of Hme)
- NPI
- 1174526792
- Provider Name
- AMERICAN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 733 FREDERICK RD CATONSVILLE, MD 21228
- Location Phone
- (410) 719-1222
- Location Fax
- (410) 719-6676
- Mailing Address
- 733 FREDERICK RD CATONSVILLE, MD 21228
- Mailing Phone
- (410) 719-1222
- Mailing Fax
- (410) 719-6676
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 05-27-2005
- Last Update Date
- 08-11-2008
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American Medical Equipment Inc is a medicare supplier with PTAN 20448029 who does not accept Medicare assignment for all durable medical equipment and supplies. The provider may not accept the Medicare allowable as payment in full and may collect additional payment directly from the patient, and/or charge more than the Medicare allowable.The supplier carries the following product categories: Commodes, Urinals, Bedpans or Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Non-Mail Order) or Heat & Cold Applications or Hospital Beds (Electric) or Hospital Beds (Manual) or Neuromuscular Elect Stimulators (NMES)/Supplies or Support Surfaces: Pressure Reducing Beds/Mats/Pads or Traction Equipment or (TENS) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators and/or Supplies or Canes and/or Crutches or Patient Lifts or Power Operated Vehicles (Scooters) or Seat Lift Mechanisms or Walkers or Wheelchairs (Standard Manual) or Wheelchairs (Standard Manual Related Accessories) or Wheelchairs (Standard Power) or Wheelchairs (Standard Power Related Accessories) or Wheelchairs (Complex Rehabilitative Manual) or Wheelchairs (Complex Rehab Manual Rel Accessories) or Wheelchairs (Complex Rehabilitative Power) or Wheelchairs (Complex Rehab Power Rel Accessories) or Wheelchair Seating/Cushions or Orthoses: Custom Fabricated or Orthoses: Prefabricated (Non-Custom Fabricated) or Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf or Penile Pumps or Ostomy Supplies or Urological Supplies or Nebulizer Equipment and/or Supplies or Surgical Dressings or Diabetic Shoes and Inserts or Diabetic Shoes/Inserts - Custom.
According to the Nursing Home Compare program data, American Medical Equipment Inc has a much above average overall quality rating based on the provider's performance on three separate measures including: health inspections, staffing, and quality of resident care information. These quality measures, combined in a star rating of 5 out of 5 stars provide a snapshot of this nursing home quality.
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy
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- Classification
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
- Taxonomy Code
- 332B00000X
- Type
- Suppliers
- License No.
- R2116
- License State
- MD
- Taxonomy Description
- A supplier of medical equipment such as respirators, wheelchairs, home dialysis systems, or monitoring systems, that are prescribed by a physician for a patient's use in the home and that are usable for an extended period of time.
Secondary Taxonomies
The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.
| No. | Taxonomy Code | Type | Classification / Specialization |
License No. (State) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 332BC3200X | Suppliers | Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies | R2116 (MD) |
Insurance Plans Accepted
According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:
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Additional Identifiers
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| Identifier | Type / Code | Identifier State | Identifier Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK18 | OTHER (01) | MD | BC/BS OF MD |
| 2101183 | OTHER (01) | MD | MAMSI PROVIDER # |
| 010000300 | MEDICAID (05) | DC | |
| 3996070001 | MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04) | MD | MEDICARE PROVIDER # |
| 000500200 | MEDICAID (05) | MD |
Medical Equipment Supplier
The provider carries the following medical supplies product categories:
- PTAN
- 20448029
- Accepts Medicare Assignment
- NO
- Specialities List
- Medical Supply Company Other, MSC With Orthotic Personnel.
- Competitive Bidding
- NO
Supplies List
- Commodes, Urinals, Bedpans - Raised toilets, Drop-arm commodes, Folding commodes, Plastic urinals, Plastic bedpans, Disposable urinals
- Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Non-Mail Order) - Home blood glucose monitors including lancets, reagent strips, and other supplies necessary for the proper functioning of the device
- Heat & Cold Applications - Heat therapy, Cold therapy, Heating pads
- Hospital Beds (Electric) - Total electric hospital beds, Semi-electric hospital beds
- Hospital Beds (Manual) - Fixed height hospital beds, Variable height hospital beds
- Neuromuscular Elect Stimulators (NMES)/Supplies - Electrodes, lead wires, adhesive tape
- Support Surfaces: Pressure Reducing Beds/Mats/Pads - Group 1 – Alternating pressure pad, Air/Water/Dry pressure pad or pressure mattress. Group 2 - Pressure reducing powered air mattresses, Powered air flotation bed, non-powered pressure reducing mattress Group 3 – Air fluidized bed
- Traction Equipment - Traction tables, Traction machines, Inversion tables
- (TENS) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators and/or Supplies - Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for the relief of acute post-operative pain
- Canes and/or Crutches - Standard Canes, Quad Canes, Offset Canes, Standard Crutches, Forearm Crutches
- Patient Lifts - Ceiling lifts, Slings
- Power Operated Vehicles (Scooters) - Scooters
- Seat Lift Mechanisms - Lift chair
- Walkers - Standard Walkers, Wheeled Walkers, Folding Walker
- Wheelchairs (Standard Manual) - Standard wheelchairs, transport wheelchairs, heavy duty wheelchairs
- Wheelchairs (Standard Manual Related Accessories) - Accessories for standard wheelchairs, transport wheelchairs, heavy duty wheelchairs
- Wheelchairs (Standard Power) - Standard power wheelchairs, Heavy duty standard power wheelchairs
- Wheelchairs (Standard Power Related Accessories) - Accessories for standard power wheelchairs, heavy duty standard power wheelchairs
- Wheelchairs (Complex Rehabilitative Manual) - Complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs
- Wheelchairs (Complex Rehab Manual Rel Accessories) - Complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs
- Wheelchairs (Complex Rehabilitative Power) - Complex rehabilitative power wheelchairs
- Wheelchairs (Complex Rehab Power Rel Accessories) - Complex rehabilitative power wheelchairs
- Wheelchair Seating/Cushions - Wheelchair seat cushions, Wheelchair bank cushions, Wheelchair padded armrests
- Orthoses: Custom Fabricated - Custom met pads, Custom heel pads, Custom heel spur pads
- Orthoses: Prefabricated (Non-Custom Fabricated) - Met pads, Heel pads, Heel spur pads
- Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf - Met pads, Heel pads, Heel spur pads
- Penile Pumps -
- Ostomy Supplies - Pouches, Paste, Powder, Barrier wipes
- Urological Supplies - Catheters, Urinary collection devices
- Nebulizer Equipment and/or Supplies - Nebulizers, Atomizers, Filters
- Surgical Dressings - Gauze, Elastic bandages, Adhesive tape
- Diabetic Shoes and Inserts - Shoes, Socks, Insoles
- Diabetic Shoes/Inserts - Custom - Custom fabricated shoes, socks, & insoles
Nursing Home Quality Information
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publishes the Nursing Home Compare star rating data to provide consumers an easy way to compare nursing home's quality of care.
| Overall Quality Rating | Not Available |
| The overall star rating is based on a nursing homes's performance on health inspections, staffing and quality measures. | |
| Health Inspection Rating | Not Available |
| The health inspection star rating is based on a nursing home’s weighted score from the most recent health inspections. | |
| Quality Measures Rating | - 4 out of 5 stars - Above Average |
| The quality measures star rating is based on data from a select set of clinical measures. | |
| Long-Stay Quality Measures Rating | - 4 out of 5 stars - Above Average |
| The long-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to long-term residents only. | |
| Short-Stay Quality Measures Rating | Not Available |
| The short-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to temporary residents only. *Not enough data available to calculate a star rating. | |
| Staffing Rating | - 5 out of 5 stars - Much Above Average |
| The staffing rating is based on the star rating based on the nursing home’s staffing hours for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practice Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) and Nurse aides. | |
| Nurse Aide Staffing Hours | 2.83 hours per resident per day |
| Nurse aide hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better. | |
| RN Staffing Hours | 0.74 hours per resident per day |
| Resgistered nurse hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better. | |
| RN Staff Turnover | 40% |
| Resgistered nurse turnover is the percentage of registered nursing staff who stop working at the facility within a given year. | |
| Ownership Type | Non profit - Church related |
| Is the facility private for profit, not-for profit or publicly owned. | |
| Number of Certified Beds | 44 beds |
| Number of beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. | |
| Residents per Day | 42 residents |
| Average number of residents living in the facility per day. | |
| Automatic Sprinkler Systems | Yes |
| Does the facility have automatic sprinkler systems in all required areas? | |
| Facility Reported Incidents | 0 incidents |
| Number of facility-reported incidents in the past 3 years. A lower number is better. | |
| Substantiated Complaints | 0 complaints |
| Number of substantiated complaints in the past 3 years. A lower number is better. | |
| Citations from Inspections | citations after infection control inspection |
| Number of citations from infection control inspections in the past 3 years. A lower number is better. | |
| Total Number of Penalties | 0 penalties from a serious health, fire safety or long-term unresolved citation |
| The Medicare program may impose penalties on a facilty when there's serious health or fire safety citations or if the facility fails to correct a citation for a long period of time. | |
| Number of Fines | 0 fines |
| Toal number of fines in the last 3 years. A penalty can be a fine against the facility or denied payments from Medicare. | |
| Amount of Fines | $0.00 |
| Total monetary amount of fine imposed on the facility in the last 3 years. | |
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NPI NPI Number Validation
How NPI Validation Works
The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.
To verify the NPI 1174526792, we treat the final digit (2) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 58. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 58 = 2).
Digit-by-digit view
Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.
Step 1: Double every other digit from the right
Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 58 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1174526792, enumerated as an "organization" on May 27, 2005.
The provider is located at 733 FREDERICK RD CATONSVILLE, MD 21228 and the phone number is (410) 719-1222.
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies with taxonomy code 332B00000X.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
