AMERICAN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, INC
NPI 1568563682
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies in Memphis, TN
NPI Status: Active since September 25, 2006
Contact Information
6005 PARK AVE STE 108
MEMPHIS, TN
ZIP 38119
Phone: (901) 384-0176
Fax: (901) 384-9587
- Organization
- Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supp...
- Accepts Insurance
- 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 Memphis, Tennessee operating as a Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1568563682 assigned on September 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 332B00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Masooma Tiwana (President)
- NPI
- 1568563682
- Provider Name
- AMERICAN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, INC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 6005 PARK AVE STE 108 MEMPHIS, TN 38119
- Location Phone
- (901) 384-0176
- Location Fax
- (901) 384-9587
- Mailing Address
- 6005 PARK AVE STE 108 MEMPHIS, TN 38119
- Mailing Phone
- (901) 384-0176
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 09-25-2006
- Last Update Date
- 04-19-2024
- Code Navigator
American Medical Equipment, Inc is a medicare supplier with PTAN 20578649 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 Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Mail Order) or Heat & Cold Applications or Hospital Beds (Electric) or Hospital Beds (Manual) 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 Limb Prostheses or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices or High Freq Chest Wall Oscillation Devices/Supplies or Mechanical In-Exsufflation Devices or Nebulizer Equipment and/or Supplies or Oxygen Equipment and/or Supplies or Respiratory Assist Devices or Surgical Dressings or Diabetic Shoes and Inserts or Diabetic Shoes/Inserts - Custom.
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy
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- Classification
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
- Taxonomy Code
- 332B00000X
- Type
- Suppliers
- 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.
Insurance Plans Accepted
According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:
- BlueCross B16S $50 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health� - EPO
- BlueCross G08S $30 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health � - EPO
- BlueCross S26S $40 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health� - EPO
- Molina Gold Standard - HMO
- Molina Silver Standard - HMO
*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.
Medical Equipment Supplier
The provider carries the following medical supplies product categories:
- PTAN
- 20578649
- Accepts Medicare Assignment
- NO
- Specialities List
- Medical Supply Company Other, MSC With Respiratory Therapist, MSC With Orthotic-Prosthetic.
- Provider Type List
- OXYGEN & EQUIPMENT.
- 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
- Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (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
- 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 -
- Limb Prostheses - Prosthetic arms, Prosthetic feet, Prosthetic knees
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices - CPAP machines, Compressor systems, Humidifiers, Masks
- High Freq Chest Wall Oscillation Devices/Supplies - Generator system, Vest, Hoses
- Mechanical In-Exsufflation Devices - Mechanical in-exsufflation devices are designed to slowly inflate the lungs with positive pressure during inspiration and simulate cough with rapidly applied negative pressure during expiration.
- Nebulizer Equipment and/or Supplies - Nebulizers, Atomizers, Filters
- Oxygen Equipment and/or Supplies - Portable oxygen systems, Oxygen concentrators, Oxygen contents
- Respiratory Assist Devices -
- Surgical Dressings - Gauze, Elastic bandages, Adhesive tape
- Diabetic Shoes and Inserts - Shoes, Socks, Insoles
- Diabetic Shoes/Inserts - Custom - Custom fabricated shoes, socks, & insoles
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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 1568563682, 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 68. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 68 = 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 68 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1568563682, enumerated as an "organization" on September 25, 2006.
The provider is located at 6005 PARK AVE STE 108 MEMPHIS, TN 38119 and the phone number is (901) 384-0176.
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies with taxonomy code 332B00000X.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Molina. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
