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Look to NPI Choice for Split/Shared Signature Requirements

Published on Wed Mar 25, 2026

Question: In our facility, a nurse practitioner (NP) works in tandem with a physician, and sometimes they split/share services during an encounter. Can either the NP or the physician sign the record/documentation of the service? South Carolina Subscriber Answer: Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Palmetto GBA says that documentation in such a situation can be signed by either the nonphysician practitioner [...]
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