NAICS Code 423450: Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
National industry
SBA small business size standard: 200 employees
Definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of professional medical equipment, instruments, and supplies (except ophthalmic equipment and instruments and goods used by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians).
Government contracts for this product: PSC 6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
Code facts
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- Contract awards
- 578,994 In the last 12 months
- Contract obligations
- $2,439,200,420 In FY2025
NAICS codes and definitions come from the U.S. Census Bureau, size standards from the SBA and contract spending from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Business activities under NAICS 423450
- Appliances, surgical, merchant wholesalers
- Beds, hospital, merchant wholesalers
- Crutches merchant wholesalers
- Dental chairs merchant wholesalers
- Dental equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
- Dentists' professional supplies merchant wholesalers
- Diagnostic equipment, medical, merchant wholesalers
- Dressings, medical, merchant wholesalers
- Electromedical equipment merchant wholesalers
- First-aid kits merchant wholesalers
- Glassware, medical, merchant wholesalers
- Hearing aids merchant wholesalers
- Hospital beds merchant wholesalers
- Hospital equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
- Hospital furniture merchant wholesalers
- Industrial safety devices (e.g., eye shields, face shields, first-aid kits) merchant wholesalers
- Laboratory equipment, dental and medical, merchant wholesalers
- Medical dressings merchant wholesalers
- Medical equipment merchant wholesalers
- Medical furniture merchant wholesalers
- Medical glassware merchant wholesalers
- Medical instruments merchant wholesalers
- Medical supplies merchant wholesalers
- Orthopedic equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
- Patient monitoring equipment merchant wholesalers
- Prosthetic appliances and supplies merchant wholesalers
- Surgical appliances merchant wholesalers
- Surgical instruments and apparatus merchant wholesalers
- Surgical supplies merchant wholesalers
- Surgical towels merchant wholesalers
- Tapes, medical and surgical, merchant wholesalers
- Teeth, dental, merchant wholesalers
- Therapy equipment merchant wholesalers
- Thermometers merchant wholesalers
- Towels, surgical, merchant wholesalers
- Wheelchairs merchant wholesalers
- Whirlpool baths merchant wholesalers
- X-ray machines and parts, medical and dental, merchant wholesalers
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Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $102,144,952 |
| FY2026 | $2,745,998,097 |
| FY2025 | $2,439,200,420 |
| FY2024 | $1,891,019,517 |
| FY2023 | $1,832,917,394 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medline Industries, LP | $1,030,294,171 | |
| 2 | Cardinal Health 200, LLC | $333,663,390 | |
| 3 | Owens & Minor Distribution Inc. | $156,291,643 | |
| 4 | Concordance Healthcare Solutions LLC | $75,310,763 | |
| 5 | Government Scientific Source Inc. | $68,183,824 | |
| 6 | Howmedica Osteonics Corp | $59,226,850 | |
| 7 | Canon Medical Systems Usa, Inc. | $55,410,538 | |
| 8 | Beacon Point Associates LLC | $55,181,615 | |
| 9 | Arthrex Inc. | $54,091,993 | |
| 10 | Zoll Medical Corporation | $50,291,557 |
See the full FY2025 ranking of NAICS 423450 contractors, by parent company.
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defense Logistics Agency | $1,610,251,022 | |
| 2 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $1,193,626,358 | |
| 3 | US Agency for International Development | $19,781,673 | |
| 4 | Department of Justice | $12,729,291 | |
| 5 | Department of State | $6,028,725 | |
| 6 | Department of Health and Human Services | $3,673,013 | |
| 7 | Air Force | $1,510,224 | |
| 8 | Department of Homeland Security | $607,460 | |
| 9 | Department of the Treasury | $316,198 | |
| 10 | Defense Health Agency | $267,656 |
Top PSC codes by obligations
| Rank | PSC code | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies | $1,647,581,511 | |
| 2 | 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies | $603,267,049 | |
| 3 | 6525 X-Ray Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary | $398,415,364 | |
| 4 | 6530 Hospital Furniture, Equipment, Utensils, and Supplies | $135,922,678 | |
| 5 | 6505 Drugs and Biologicals | $26,545,759 | |
| 6 | J065 Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies | $23,967,620 | |
| 7 | Q201 Medical – Managed Healthcare | $3,651,866 | |
| 8 | J066 Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Instruments and Laboratory Equipment | $2,036,329 | |
| 9 | J059 Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components | $1,160,286 | |
| 10 | R617 Administrative Support Services | $656,270 |
Contract obligations by state
| Rank | Place of performance | Obligated, last 12 months | Share |
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| 1 | Illinois | $1,279,756,926 | |
| 2 | Virginia | $265,404,697 | |
| 3 | Florida | $188,767,264 | |
| 4 | California | $120,698,545 | |
| 5 | New Jersey | $105,191,105 | |
| 6 | Ohio | $91,900,731 | |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $83,562,532 | |
| 8 | North Carolina | $68,120,763 | |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $55,695,498 | |
| 10 | New York | $48,115,507 | |
| 11 | Washington | $47,986,125 | |
| 12 | Texas | $30,994,748 | |
| 13 | Georgia | $30,794,902 | |
| 14 | Michigan | $25,124,123 | |
| 15 | Minnesota | $23,322,864 | |
| 16 | District of Columbia | $20,771,946 | |
| 17 | Missouri | $18,716,066 | |
| 18 | Maryland | $18,048,250 | |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $17,528,974 | |
| 20 | Oregon | $11,388,004 | |
| 21 | South Carolina | $10,734,982 | |
| 22 | Colorado | $9,192,465 | |
| 23 | Tennessee | $8,660,825 | |
| 24 | Nevada | $8,488,630 | |
| 25 | Indiana | $8,320,317 | |
| 26 | Utah | $6,999,314 | |
| 27 | Arizona | $6,835,250 | |
| 28 | Wyoming | $6,730,092 | |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $6,244,954 | |
| 30 | Connecticut | $3,167,801 | |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $2,838,816 | |
| 32 | Vermont | $1,864,943 | |
| 33 | West Virginia | $929,553 | |
| 34 | Kansas | $904,494 | |
| 35 | Alabama | $704,493 | |
| 36 | Arkansas | $645,997 | |
| 37 | Nebraska | $435,630 | |
| 38 | Idaho | $400,772 | |
| 39 | Puerto Rico | $387,158 | |
| 40 | Louisiana | $387,001 | |
| 41 | Kentucky | $223,018 | |
| 42 | Iowa | $170,993 | |
| 43 | New Mexico | $69,111 | |
| 44 | Maine | $56,051 | |
| 45 | South Dakota | $22,133 |
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Size standard history
Federal Register rules that named this code
From the NAICS codes each rule's amendments to 13 CFR 121.201 name. Rules that print their size standard tables as images aren't listed.
Quick answers
What is NAICS 423450?
NAICS 423450 is Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers, a national industry in NAICS 42, Wholesale Trade.
What is the NAICS code for crutches merchant wholesalers?
The NAICS code for crutches merchant wholesalers is 423450, Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.
What is the NAICS code for wheelchairs merchant wholesalers?
The NAICS code for wheelchairs merchant wholesalers is 423450, Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.
What is the NAICS code for hearing aids merchant wholesalers?
The NAICS code for hearing aids merchant wholesalers is 423450, Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.
When did the size standard for NAICS 423450 last change?
The most recent Federal Register rule on record that names NAICS 423450 in the SBA's size standards is "Small Business Size Standards: Employee Based Size Standards in Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade" (81 FR 3941), published Jan 25, 2016 and effective Feb 26, 2016.
How much do federal agencies spend under NAICS 423450?
Federal contracts under NAICS 423450 obligated $2,439,200,420 in fiscal year 2025 and $9,011,280,379 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are the largest contractors under NAICS 423450?
The contractors with the most obligated under NAICS 423450 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Medline Industries, LP ($1,030,294,171); Cardinal Health 200, LLC ($333,663,390); and Owens & Minor Distribution Inc. ($156,291,643).
Which agencies buy the most under NAICS 423450?
The agencies that obligated the most under NAICS 423450 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Defense Logistics Agency ($1,610,251,022), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1,193,626,358) and US Agency for International Development ($19,781,673).
Which PSC codes are used with NAICS 423450?
The PSC codes with the most obligated under NAICS 423450 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are 6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies; 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies; and 6525 X-Ray Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary.
Where is the work under NAICS 423450 performed?
By place of performance, the states with the most contract obligations under NAICS 423450 over the last 12 months are Illinois ($1,279,756,926), Virginia ($265,404,697) and Florida ($188,767,264).
What is the latest contract opportunity under NAICS 423450?
The latest contract opportunity under NAICS 423450 is Hospital Supply Div - FSH, award notice from Medical Supply Chain (DLA), posted November 5, 2026.
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