[NPInfo] Incident to Billing

[David Mittman]

Agree with Tracey. So much of this varies from state to state and  
specialty to specialty.
Dave

On Jan 3, 2008, at 10:23 PM, Tracy Klein wrote:

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> "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.
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> Best Regards,
>
> Shelby Havens, ARNP
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