Report: Medicare-Registered DME Suppliers Still Trending Down

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 28, 2022)—The American Association for Homecare’s (AAHomecare) quarterly supplier number tracking sheet is now available with July 2022 data. 

AAHomecare monitors the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) industry by reviewing the list of Medicare-registered suppliers. The updated tracking sheet reveals a slight decrease in the number of locations compared to a year ago. The association estimate there are currently 9,145 traditional Medicare DMEPOS locations across the country. This updated analysis continues to show about a 30% decrease in traditional DMEPOS supplier locations since 2013. 

To see more state-specific numbers, you can find AAHomecare’s supplier number tracking sheet and “heat-map” available here.