EXPRESS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INC
NPI 1952338162
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies in Hillside, NJ

NPI Status: Active since June 26, 2006

Contact Information

140 HILLSIDE AVE
HILLSIDE, NJ
ZIP 07205
Phone: (973) 926-1400

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  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supp...
  • Accepts Insurance
  • Medicare Supplier
  • Accepts Medicare Approved Payment

About EXPRESS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Express Medical Equipment Inc, a provider established in Hillside, New Jersey operating as a Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1952338162 assigned on June 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 332B00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Justil Cruz (Vice President)

NPI
1952338162
Provider Name
EXPRESS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
140 HILLSIDE AVE HILLSIDE, NJ 07205
Location Phone
(973) 926-1400
Mailing Address
140 HILLSIDE AVENUE HILLSIDE, NJ 07205
Mailing Phone
(973) 926-1400
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
06-26-2006
Last Update Date
11-08-2011
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Express Medical Equipment Inc is a medicare supplier with PTAN 20658647 who accepts Medicare assignment for all durable medical equipment and supplies. The provider accepts the Medicare allowable as payment in full.The supplier carries the following product categories: Commodes, Urinals, Bedpans or Canes and/or Crutches or Walkers or Wheelchairs (Standard Manual) or Wheelchairs (Standard Manual Related Accessories) or Wheelchair Seating/Cushions or Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices or High Freq Chest Wall Oscillation Devices/Supplies or Nebulizer Equipment and/or Supplies or Oxygen Equipment and/or Supplies or Respiratory Assist Devices or Ventilators Accessories and/or Supplies.

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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:

  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze - HMO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Gold - HMO
  • Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Focused Silver - HMO
  • Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clear Gold - EPO
  • Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Complete Gold - EPO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Silver - EPO
  • Elite Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Focused Silver - EPO
  • Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • UHC Bronze Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded - HMO
  • UHC Bronze Copay Focus+ $0 Indiv Med Ded (Dental + Vision) - HMO
  • UHC Bronze Essential - HMO
  • UHC Bronze Essential- - HMO
  • UHC Bronze Standard - HMO
  • UHC Bronze Standard Plus Chiro - HMO
  • UHC Gold Advantage - HMO
  • UHC Gold Advantage+ (Dental + Vision) - HMO
  • UHC Gold Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded - HMO
  • UHC Gold Standard - HMO

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

MR. JUSTIL CRUZ

Authorized Official Title
VICE PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(973) 926-1400

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
293709OTHER (01)PERSONAL CHOICE BLUE CROS
5261708MEDICAID (05)NJ 
939441OTHER (01)UNITED HEALTHCARE
0271650001MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04) 
0003828000OTHER (01)AMERIHEALTH
558990OTHER (01)AETNA US HEALTHCARE
14266OTHER (01)UNIVERSITY HEALTH PLAN
A2533561OTHER (01)OXFORD HEALTH PLAN

Medical Equipment Supplier

The provider carries the following medical supplies product categories:

PTAN
20658647
Accepts Medicare Assignment
YES
Specialities List
MSC With Respiratory Therapist.
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
  • Canes and/or Crutches - Standard Canes, Quad Canes, Offset Canes, Standard Crutches, Forearm Crutches
  • 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
  • Wheelchair Seating/Cushions - Wheelchair seat cushions, Wheelchair bank cushions, Wheelchair padded armrests
  • Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf - Met pads, Heel pads, Heel spur pads
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices - CPAP machines, Compressor systems, Humidifiers, Masks
  • High Freq Chest Wall Oscillation Devices/Supplies - Generator system, Vest, Hoses
  • Nebulizer Equipment and/or Supplies - Nebulizers, Atomizers, Filters
  • Oxygen Equipment and/or Supplies - Portable oxygen systems, Oxygen concentrators, Oxygen contents
  • Respiratory Assist Devices -
  • Ventilators Accessories and/or Supplies - Volume control ventilator, Pressure support ventilator

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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 1952338162, 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.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
9
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
2
Unchanged
Pos 5
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Check
2
Target digit
Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

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.

1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 3 → 6 8 → 16 → 7 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 9 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 58

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.

60 - 58 = 2
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1952338162.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1952338162, enumerated as an "organization" on June 26, 2006.

The provider is located at 140 HILLSIDE AVE HILLSIDE, NJ 07205 and the phone number is (973) 926-1400.

Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies with taxonomy code 332B00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter Health, Ambetter Health of Delaware,. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.