Reader Questions:
Check This Incident-To Rule
Published on Fri Aug 14, 2020
Question: If our physician and nonphysician practitioner (NPP) are in contact over the phone — but are in different buildings — can our practice still bill “incident-to” on Medicare claims? Iowa Subscriber Answer: No. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) stipulates an NPP must be working under “direct supervision” of a physician to bill incident-to. The supervising physician [...]