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Medline Industries, LP

Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies·Grayslake, IL·NPI: 1811997638SharePrint 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.

Advanced Detection Signals

Additional statistical tests from advanced fraud detection methods

Billing Velocity3819.9 claims/working day

These signals use advanced statistical methods including digit distribution analysis, change-point detection, and market concentration metrics. Learn more.

Risk Assessment

Bills $108.99 per claim for S5199 (Personal care item, NOS, each) — 10.1× the national median of $10.82.

Bills $24.15 per claim for A4335 (Incontinence supply, miscellaneous) — 4.4× the national median of $5.54.

Billing above the 90th percentile for 2 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 $233.1M is at the 75th percentile among 35 Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-10(82 months)

Total Paid

$233.1M

$233,148,643

Total Claims

6.9M

Beneficiaries

6.1M

1.1 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$34

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

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Medline Industries, LP is a Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies provider based in Grayslake, IL. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $233.1M in Medicaid payments across 6.9M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $233.1M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 29,143 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

11% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$24.7M
+41%
2019
$34.8M
+18%
2020
$41.1M
+24%
2021
$50.8M
-33%
2022
$33.8M
-39%
2023
$20.6M
+33%
2024
$27.4M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (S5199 (Personal care item, NOS, each)) accounts for 8% of total spending.

S5199Top 10%

Personal care item, NOS, each

$18.9M

173K claims · 8.1%

Your Cost: $108.99/claim|Median: $10.82
10.1× median
T4527Normal range

Adult-sized disposable incontinence product, large

$17.2M

356K claims · 7.4%

Your Cost: $48.28/claim|Median: $99.53
0.5× median
A4554Normal range

Disposable underpads, all sizes

$16.2M

572K claims · 6.9%

Your Cost: $28.33/claim|Median: $37.02
0.8× median
A4335Top 10%

Incontinence supply, miscellaneous

$14.8M

613K claims · 6.4%

Your Cost: $24.15/claim|Median: $5.54
4.4× median
T4526Normal range

Adult-sized disposable incontinence product, medium

$14.4M

326K claims · 6.2%

Your Cost: $44.13/claim|Median: $88.94
0.5× median
T4535Normal range

Adult-sized disposable underpads/pads, large

$12.9M

623K claims · 5.5%

Your Cost: $20.73/claim|Median: $42.03
0.5× median
T4528Normal range

Adult-sized disposable incontinence product, extra-large

$12.1M

202K claims · 5.2%

Your Cost: $59.98/claim|Median: $105.14
0.6× median
T4541Normal range

Pediatric-sized disposable incontinence product, large

$11.8M

473K claims · 5.1%

Your Cost: $24.93/claim|Median: $41.28
0.6× median
T4523Normal range

Adult-sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, small

$11.7M

257K claims · 5.0%

Your Cost: $45.67/claim|Median: $96.13
0.5× median
T4524Normal range

Adult-sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, medium

$10.5M

180K claims · 4.5%

Your Cost: $58.61/claim|Median: $108.31
0.5× median
T4522Normal range

Adult-sized disposable incontinence product, brief/diaper, above XL

$9.5M

262K claims · 4.1%

Your Cost: $36.41/claim|Median: $84.50
0.4× median
T4543Normal range

Pediatric-sized disposable incontinence product, above XL

$8.5M

83K claims · 3.6%

Your Cost: $101.45/claim|Median: $177.75
0.6× median
T4534Normal range

Adult-sized disposable underpads/pads, small

$7.4M

117K claims · 3.2%

Your Cost: $63.34/claim|Median: $110.54
0.6× median
T4544Normal range

Pediatric-sized disposable underpads/pads, small

$6.5M

72K claims · 2.8%

Your Cost: $90.65/claim|Median: $171.64
0.5× median
A4927Normal range

Gloves, non-sterile, per 100

$5.5M

785K claims · 2.4%

Your Cost: $7.03/claim|Median: $12.90
0.5× median
T4537Normal range

$4.3M

179K claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $23.98/claim|Median: $31.50
0.8× median
T4525Normal range

$3.1M

62K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $50.28/claim|Median: $79.46
0.6× median
L0650Normal range

$3.1M

5K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $570.02/claim|Median: $339.16
1.7× median
E0603Normal range

Breast pump, electric, any type

$3.1M

35K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $89.08/claim|Median: $131.70
0.7× median
T4521Normal range

$2.3M

50K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $45.95/claim|Median: $81.60
0.6× median
A4351Normal range

Intermittent urinary catheter, straight tip, each

$1.8M

22K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $81.70/claim|Median: $116.15
0.7× median
B4150Normal range

Enteral formula, nutritionally complete with fiber, per 100 calories

$1.8M

46K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $38.12/claim|Median: $89.79
0.4× median
T4530Normal range

$1.6M

39K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $41.21/claim|Median: $83.90
0.5× median
A9999Normal range

$1.5M

39K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $39.02/claim|Median: $39.73
1.0× median
A4353Normal range

Intermittent urinary catheter, with insertion supplies

$1.3M

4K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $314.25/claim|Median: $508.29
0.6× median
A4520Normal range

$1.3M

57K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $22.26/claim|Median: $39.60
0.6× median
L1833Normal range

$1.2M

4K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $333.14/claim|Median: $278.90
1.2× median
T4533Normal range

Adult disposable incontinence product, youth or small

$1.2M

20K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $61.17/claim|Median: $87.25
0.7× median
A6197Normal range

$1.2M

10K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $118.43/claim|Median: $156.22
0.8× median
A6212Normal range

$1.1M

19K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $58.32/claim|Median: $76.51
0.8× median