Lincare: Home Respiratory Care, Respiratory Supplies & Equipment
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) • Sun Valley, ID • Since 1987
About
Lincare Holdings Inc. is a Clearwater, Florida-based leader in US home respiratory care and equipment. As a subsidiary of Linde plc, it operates 700+ locations across 49 states, serving about 1.8 million patients. The company is the largest U.S. distributor of home oxygen equipment and offers a wide range of products and services, including oxygen therapy, nebulizers, sleep apnea devices, ventilators, enteral/ home nutrition therapy, durable medical equipment (e.g., wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds), and related homecare respiratory services. In 2024, ProPublica reported a decades-long history of Medicare fraud, contributing to scrutiny of the company’s revenue sources. Key details: headquarters in Clearwater, CEO Jeff Barnhard, 10,000 employees (1,300 licensed clinicians), and extensive homecare respiratory support nationwide. Note: The user query mentions Sun Valley, but the provided information covers Lincare’s broader U.S. operations and does not indicate Sun Valley-specific locations.
Clinic Type
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
Address
19387 U.S. Highway 19 North, Clearwater, Florida 33764, US
Phone
8552990900
NHCOrders@lincare.com
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: negative
- Yelp (Aggregate): 1.7/5 (1,998 reviews)
- ComplaintsBoard: 1.4/5 (6 reviews (429 complaints))
- Better Business Bureau (BBB): 1.28/5 (939 reviews)
Patients praise
- Occasional isolated reports of satisfaction, though rare compared to widespread complaints
Common complaints
- Poor customer service and long wait times
- Difficulties with billing and insurance claims
- Delivery delays and disorganized logistics
- Issues with receiving dirty, faulty, or non-serviced equipment
- Lack of responsiveness to urgent patient needs
- Difficulty reaching human representatives
"Their customer service is the worst. I tried to change my insurance and was on the phone for 30 min at a time and still didn't get to speak to anyone to help me."
— Yelp User Review"On the Better Business Bureau’s website, 939 customer reviews give the company an average 1.28 rating out of 5, offering lacerating complaints about dirty and broken equipment, delivery delays, nightmarish customer service, improper billings, and harassing sales and collection calls."
— ProPublica"They left me with an unservice machine while for 3 years probably longer... they did not service my machine... and therefore I have SUFFERED from HEART ATTACK POSITIVE FOR MRSA & PSEDUOMONAS."
— PissedConsumer User ReviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Colin Quinn — Jun 24, 2026
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- Sherri Kuhnsman — Jun 26, 2026
- Sarah Branson — Jun 27, 2026
- [PDF] Preferred Provider Directory PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS — Dec 17, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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