Medicare Durable Medical Equipment
| Address: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 |
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| Toll Free Phone: | 1-800-633-4277 |
| TTY: | 1-877-486-2048 |
| Website: | Website |
| Clients: | Anyone who has Medicare Part B. |
| Services: | Durable medical equipment is medical equipment prescribed by a medical provider, for use in the home. Durable medical equipment could be a walker, wheelchair or a hospital bed. This type of equipment is for someone who is sick or injured. To get durable medical equipment you need to see your doctor and go to a supplier enrolled in Medicare. The provider must prescribe the type of equipment that you need for use in your home. Medicare also requires the provider to fill out a form and send it in to get approval for the equipment, if the medical equipment is the following: Air-fluidized beds, bone growth stimulators, external infusion pumps, hospital beds, lyphedema pumps/pneumatic compression devices, oxygen, scooters, self lift mechanisms, transcutanous electronic nerve stimulators, and wheelchairs. For questions about Medicare Durable Medical Equipment please contact: The Durable Medical Equipment Center Health Now New York Inc. P.O. Box 15013 30 Century Hill Drive Albany, NY 12212-5013 1-800-842-2052 TTY: 1-800-842-9519 For Information about where to purchase Medicare Durable Medical Equipment in your area please go to www.medicare.gov and click on "Find Suppliers of Medical Equipment in your area". |
