Meridian Medical Supply

What Meridian Medical Supply does

Meridian Medical Supply, Inc. is a privately held, locally owned medical supply distributor founded in 1995 and headquartered at 1815 Montana Avenue, El Paso, Texas. The company sells medical supplies through two coordinated channels: a physical retail showroom and a Shopify-based e-commerce storefront at meridianmedicalsupply.com. It serves a defined geographic market — the greater El Paso/Las Cruces/Juarez border region — supplying both retail end-user consumers and wholesale healthcare institutions including long-term care facilities, home health agencies, doctors' offices, hospitals, and schools.

The product portfolio spans 22 distinct categories including ostomy supplies (the largest category, stocked with Hollister, ConvaTec, Coloplast, and other manufacturers), wound care, mobility aids, bathroom safety equipment, incontinence supplies, urologicals, nutritionals, diagnostics, compression stockings, stethoscopes, nursing supplies, and patient care/soft goods. The company holds authorized distribution relationships with major medical device brands — Hollister, ConvaTec, Coloplast, Littmann, Smith & Nephew, Medline, and others — providing access to branded SKUs. A stated differentiator is the ability to special-order assisted daily living devices to fit individual user needs. Headcount is reported in the 1-10 range and there is no disclosed funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no mobile app or API surface.

The business model is straightforward distribution on a transactional basis (the revenue model describes 'one_time_license' on both retail and wholesale streams), with no disclosed pricing tiers, subscription arrangements, or contracted service revenue. Pricing data is not publicly posted on individual product pages. The company markets through organic social channels (Facebook, Twitter) and its e-commerce site, with no paid acquisition channels or enterprise sales motion disclosed. Contact is via a single phone line (915-351-2525) and a general email inbox, consistent with a small-operator footprint.

Name

Meridian Medical Supply

Legal name

Meridian Medical Supply, Inc.

Website

https://meridianmedicalsupply.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Meridian Medical Supply is a locally owned El Paso, TX medical supply distributor (founded 1995) operating a retail showroom and Shopify e-commerce storefront, serving both healthcare institutions (long-term care, home health, hospitals, schools) and individual consumers across the El Paso/Las Cruces/Juarez border region with 22 product categories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Supply Distribution

NAICS

Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423450), Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42345), Health and Personal Care Retailers (456)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Supplies & Consumables Wholesale (Non-Device) (CRAOAHAE)

Keywords

• Medical supply distribution
• Ostomy supplies
• Wound care products
• Mobility aids
• Home healthcare supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

El Paso

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medical Supply Retail: Direct retail sales of medical supplies to end-user consumers through physical showroom and online e-commerce platform
2. Wholesale Medical Supply: B2B wholesale distribution to healthcare facilities including long term care facilities, home health agencies, doctors offices, hospitals, and schools

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Meridian Medical Supply distributes a multi-category catalog of medical supplies—including ostomy, wound care, urological, incontinence, mobility aids, bathroom safety, nutritional, and diagnostic products—to both wholesale healthcare institutions and individual retail consumers in the greater El Paso/Las Cruces/Juarez border region. The company sells these products through a Shopify e-commerce storefront and a physical El Paso showroom, special-ordering assisted daily living devices to fit specific user needs.

Product overview

Meridian Medical Supply is a locally owned medical supply company serving the greater El Paso/Las Cruces/Juarez area since 1995. The company operates as a multi-category medical supply e-commerce platform serving both retail consumers and wholesale healthcare facilities (long term care facilities, home health agencies, doctors offices, hospitals, and schools). The product portfolio spans 22 distinct categories including ostomy supplies (the largest category with products from Hollister, Convatec, Coloplast, and other manufacturers), wound care, mobility aids, bathroom safety, incontinence, diagnostic equipment, respiratory supplies, and nutritional products. The company specializes in medical supplies for ostomy care, wound management, patient mobility, and daily living assistance, offering products from trusted medical brands like Medline, Hollister, ConvaTec, Coloplast, Littmann, Bard, and many others. Their assisted daily living devices are special ordered to fit users' specific needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ostomy Supplies Comprehensive ostomy supplies including pouches, skin barriers, and accessories from multiple manufacturers, offering one-piece and two-piece systems in flat and convex options for colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, and fistula care.
• Wound Care Complete wound care supplies including dressings, gauze, bandages, tapes, wound cleansers, and advanced wound care products from brands such as ConvaTec DuoDERM, Hartmann FlexiCol, Biatain, CalciCare, Hollister Restore, and Sorbalgon, for home care, clinics, and long-term care settings.
• Mobility Aids Mobility assistance products including walkers, rollators, knee walkers, wheelchairs, transport chairs, canes, crutches, and mobility accessories designed for rehabilitation, aging adults, and long-term mobility support.
• Bathroom Safety Bathroom safety equipment including commodes, transfer benches, shower chairs, grab bars, raised toilet seats, and bath safety products from Medline and Guardian brands.
• Incontinence Incontinence products including adult diapers, protective underwear, briefs, liners, underpads, and disposable supplies from brands such as Attends, Prevail, FitRight, and Protection Plus.
• Soft Goods Comfort and positioning products including bed wedges, pillows, cushions, alternating pressure pads, and positioning aids for patient comfort and pressure prevention.
• Stethoscopes Professional-grade stethoscopes for nurses, physicians, students, and clinical environments, including Littmann Master Cardiology, Cardiology IV, Classic III, Lightweight II S.E., Classic II Pediatric, and Classic II Infant models, plus other diagnostic tools.
• Compression Stockings Compression hosiery including anti-embolism stockings, graduated compression socks, TED stockings, and therapeutic compression wear from TruForm in compression levels of 8-15, 15-20, 18, and 20-30 mmHg.
• Urologicals Urological supplies including Foley catheters (silicone, silicone-coated latex, silastic), intermittent catheters, male external catheters, leg bags, and urinary drainage accessories from Bard, Medline, Coloplast, and Rusch.
• Nutritionals Nutritional supplements and drinks including Ensure, Nepro, Glucerna, Jevity, Promod, Proteinex, and Beneprotein for therapeutic nutrition and protein supplementation.
• Bedroom Safety Bedroom safety products including bed rails, bed assist handles, transfer boards, overbed tables, foot stools, and step stools for fall prevention and patient mobility.
• Diagnostics Diagnostic equipment including blood pressure monitors (aneroid and digital sphygmomanometers), stethoscope combination kits, pulse oximeters, thermometers, glucose monitors, and ophthalmoscope/otoscope sets from brands such as MABIS, Vive, and HealthSmart.
• Dissection Kits Anatomical and student dissection kits for medical education and training purposes.
• Facility and Central Supply Healthcare facility supplies including specimen containers, exam table paper, face masks (N95, surgical), isolation gowns, goggles, gloves, bouffant caps, shoe covers, sharps containers, biohazard supplies, and hand sanitizers.
• Fall Prevention Fall prevention equipment including gait belts, slip-resistant booties, patient alarms, and safety monitoring devices from Posey and Advantage brands.
• Gloves Medical exam gloves in vinyl, nitrile, and latex materials from McKesson and Uniseal in multiple sizes (extra small to extra large).
• Nursing Supplies Professional nursing supplies including scissors (precision cut, Lister bandage, Metzenbaum), forceps, tourniquets, CPR equipment (shields, resuscitators, LifeMask), and carry cases.
• Orthopedics Orthopedic supplies including cervical collars, rib belts, abdominal binders, lumbar supports, posture correctors, and orthopedic soft goods from DMI and Philadelphia brands.
• Patient Care Patient care products including heel/elbow protectors, skin sleeves, foot elevators, alternating pressure pads, bedpans, urinals, IV poles, sitz baths, and pressure prevention equipment from Posey and Prevalon.
• Patient Garments Patient clothing and garments including adult bibs, clothing protectors, IV gowns, and patient gowns from DMI.
• Personal Care Aids Aids to daily living including dressing aids, sock aids, shoe horns, reachers, leg lifters, eating aids, and adaptive equipment from DMI, Maddak, and Medline, special-ordered to fit individual users' specific needs.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HollistercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor of Hollister ostomy supplies including FlexWear, Flextend, FormaFlex, CeraPlus, and Adapt products. Offers one-piece and two-piece ostomy systems for colostomies, ileostomies, and urostomies.
• ConvateccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor of ConvaTec ostomy supplies including Natura Durahesive, Durahesive Moldable Convex, Stomahesive, and Esteem product lines. Products serve colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, and fistula care.
• ColoplastcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor of Coloplast ostomy products including SenSura Mio, SenSura, and Assura systems. Provides one-piece and two-piece bags in flat and convex options for ostomy care.
• Nu-HopeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Nu-Hope ostomy supplies including regular pouches, custom-made pouches, Karaya gum powder, adhesive solvents, and support belts.
• SafenSimpleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of SafenSimple ostomy supplies including skin barrier paste, barrier film spray, adhesive remover wipes, pouch deodorant, and skin barrier strips.
• Smith & NephewminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Smith & Nephew ostomy accessories including Tincture of Benzoin prep spray, UNI-SOLVE adhesive remover, and SKIN-PREP protective products.
• Perfect ChoiceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Perfect Choice ostomy supplies including barrier paste, barrier rings, skin barrier strips, protective powder, drainable pouches, and deodorizing products.
• Colo-MajicminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Colo-Majic ostomy supplies including flushable and biodegradable ostomy bag liners.
• LittmanncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Littmann stethoscopes including Master Cardiology, Cardiology IV, Classic III, Lightweight II S.E., Classic II Pediatric, and Classic II Infant models.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• McKesson: Largest U.S. medical/surgical supply distributor serving hospitals, pharmacies, and health systems. Operates a much broader portfolio and scale than Meridian, but competes in the same wholesale medical supply category for institutional customers in the El Paso region.
• Henry Schein: Distributor of medical, dental, and animal health products to office-based practitioners. Overlaps with Meridian on physician-office and clinic-side medical supply distribution.
• Cardinal Health: Major medical product distributor with national reach to hospitals, ambulatory, and home care settings. Comparable to Meridian at the wholesale SKU and customer-segment level, but vastly larger scale and broader service offerings.
• Medline Industries: Large manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, including many of the same brands Meridian carries (Medline-branded gloves, urologicals, bathroom safety). Competes directly in wholesale distribution to long-term care and home health customers.
• Owens & Minor: Global medical product distribution and healthcare logistics company focused on hospitals and post-acute care. Directly comparable to Meridian's hospital and long-term care wholesale motion, though at substantially greater scale.

Direct peers

• Edgepark Medical Supplies: Online medical supply retailer offering urological, ostomy, wound care, and DME categories to consumers and institutions. Direct competitor in the e-commerce medical supply space, with insurance billing capabilities Meridian lacks.
• Byram Healthcare: Direct-to-home distributor of medical supplies including urological, ostomy, wound care, and incontinence products. Closely comparable to Meridian's core product mix and chronic-care DTC focus.
• Allegro Medical: Online retailer of medical supplies, mobility aids, bathroom safety, and daily living aids. Overlaps significantly with Meridian's mobility, bathroom safety, and personal care categories.
• 180 Medical: Specialty distributor of catheters, ostomy, and incontinence supplies to patients across the U.S. Comparable product mix in urological and ostomy categories that represent core Meridian SKU lines.

Others

• Hollister Incorporated: Manufacturer of ostomy, continence, and critical care products. Not a direct competitor but a principal supplier to Meridian's largest category (ostomy), and could be considered a partial upstream supplier peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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