[NPInfo] Incident to Billing

[Tracy Klein]

"Incident to" billing earns plenty of money for the
physician practice. In fact, they get reimbursed at a
higher rate in many states than direct reimbursement.

It just doesnt earn YOU money as the NP. Especially if
you are salaried.

Tracy Klein, WHCNP, FNP
Portland, Oregon







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Actually, he would have a very valid point in Florida.
The largest
 health 
insurance company down here is Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Florida, and
 they 
do not contract with nurse practitioners. Everything
gets billed
 "incidental 
to" the physician's work. A nurse practitioner cannot
earn money for a 
physician's practice under this arrangement.

Best Regards,

Shelby Havens, ARNP