Medical Equipment Categories

Medicare groups supplier enrollment into categories. This index organizes those categories into families so you can move from a broad need, such as breathing support, to the exact item you want.

How are the equipment categories organized?

The directory has 11 families and 86 categories. A family groups items that serve a related need, and each category page ranks the states, cities, and supplier types that carry the item. Use the supplier type index when you want to compare who sells the equipment rather than what they sell.

Respiratory and oxygen equipment

Respiratory and oxygen equipment helps people with chronic lung disease, sleep apnea, and neuromuscular conditions breathe, clear secretions, or sleep safely at home. 29,682 suppliers list this family.

Mobility aids and wheelchairs

Mobility equipment helps people move safely at home and in the community. 32,734 suppliers list this family.

Hospital beds, lifts and patient room equipment

Beds and patient room equipment support people who spend long hours in bed or need help with transfers. 30,055 suppliers list this family.

Diabetes supplies

Diabetes supplies include blood glucose meters, test strips, lancets, insulin pumps and pump supplies, and therapeutic shoes with inserts for people who have diabetes-related foot problems. 43,489 suppliers list this family.

Ostomy and urological supplies

Ostomy and urological supplies serve people who manage waste through a stoma or who use catheters and related products. 37,719 suppliers list this family.

Nutrition, infusion and dialysis equipment

Nutrition and infusion equipment supports people who cannot eat enough by mouth or who need medication delivered through a pump or line. 33,624 suppliers list this family.

Orthotics and prosthetics

Orthotics and prosthetics replace or support a part of the body. 24,246 suppliers list this family.

Prosthetic lenses and vision supplies

This family lists conventional eyeglasses, conventional contact lenses, and prosthetic cataract lenses supplied as medical devices. 8,699 suppliers list this family.

Therapy, stimulation and rehabilitation devices

Therapy and rehabilitation devices help with pain relief, muscle recovery, joint movement, and communication. 28,580 suppliers list this family.

Wound care and compression products

Wound care and compression products protect healing skin and manage swelling. 39,315 suppliers list this family.

Pharmacy-dispensed drug categories

Drug categories in the supplier directory include immunosuppressive drugs for transplant patients, oral anticancer drugs, oral antiemetic drugs for chemotherapy nausea, nebulizer drugs, epoetin, and infusion drugs. 39,529 suppliers list this family.