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State of the Industry 2011 SPECIAL REPORT Size matters E See page 5 for the number of DMEPOS suppliers that bill Medicare in these fi ve categories: less than $300,000 per year; $300,000 to $1 million; $1 million to $3 million; $3 million to $10 million; and more than $10 million. For the most part, in the past few years, the number of providers that bill Medicare less than $300,000 has represented the biggest decline: 103,227 in 2007 to 95,584 in 2008 to 93,777 in 2009. Again, 2010 is no different with 90,479 providers. That's a decrease of 3.5% in 2010 compared to 2009. What is a departure from previous years: The providers that bill between $300,000 and $10 million have declined only slightly or increased in 2010. The number of providers that billed Medicare $300,000 to $1 million in 2009 was 5,393. In 2010? 5,356. That's only a 0.7% decrease. The number of providers that billed Medicare $1 million to $3 million in 2009 was 1,156. In 2010? 1,211. That's a 4.7% increase. The number of providers that billed www.hmenews.com Medicare $3 million to $10 million in 2009 was 220. In 2010? 228. That's a 3.6% increase. Bigger is better ach year, we publish this State of the Industry Report to give you a snapshot of the industry from year to year. Here are a few things that piqued my interest this year: Medium is good Another piece of data that piqued my interest: See page 10 for the top 100 suppliers of DMEPOS by amount allowed. There hasn't been much movement in the top 10 from last year. Lincare Pharmacy Services moved up to No. 6; DEGC moved down to No. 8; Walgreen moved up to No. 7. But new to the top 10: Braden Partners, which does business as Pacifi c Pulmonary Services and is owned by Teijin. We reported this year that Teijin is looking to consolidate smaller providers in existing markets, mostly in the West. Out of the top 10: Procare Pharmacy, which dropped to No. 11. The amounts allowed for the top 10 suppliers look on par, if not slightly larger, than last year. Specialties are best Also of note: The number of companies in the top 10 that we would consider specialty providers, those whose bread and butter is specialty pharmacy, supplies, wound care or O&P. Liberty Medical Supply=diabetic supplies. Accredo Health Group is a Medco company. Medco is a manager of drug benefi ts. KCI=wound care. Lincare Pharmacy Services=home infusion. Walgreen is largely a pharmacy. DEGC Enterprises is somehow related to CCS Medical, which provides diabetic supplies and other supplies. And Hanger=O&P. That leaves Lincare, Apria and Braden Partners as the only 60738 RN FLA-JOBST Ad 7x4.875:Layout 1 11/3/11 5:25 PM Page 1 more traditional HME providers on the list. – Elizabeth Beaulieu, Editor, HME News • 60 Years of Trusted Gradient Compression Therapy • Wide Range of Colors and Styles • Total Satisfaction Guarantee • Broad Line of Professional Orthopedic Products • High Quality Products Designed for Durability and Patient Comfort • Informative Product Guides to Simplify Product Selection and Fitting For more information, please contact BSN medical Inc. at 1-800-537-1063 www.jobst.com www.flaorthopedics.com 60738 RN 2 D E C EMB E R 2 0 1 1 ©2011 BSN medical Inc. REV 01/11