FYI
Evaluate the health of your practice:
Medicare fee schedule (HTML Format)
For areas: BRONX, BROOKLYN, NASSAU, ROCKLAND, STATEN ISLAND, SUFFOLK, WESTCHESTER
2007 Fee schedule
Please see visit www.empiremedicare.com for fee schedules on additional locations.
To obtain providers upin you can access this information on:
http://www.upinregistry.com/
To obtain provider license number you can access this information on:
http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm
Scroll down to: Medicine (physician, including MDs & Dos)
Put in providers last name first, separated by a space, not a comma
ABN – Advanced Beneficiary Notice
The Advance Beneficiary Notice - General Use (ABN-G) shall be used by providers, physicians, practitioners, and suppliers for all situations where Medicare payment is expected to be denied including laboratory tests. The Advance Beneficiary Notice - Laboratory Use (ABN-L) is specifically for use when only laboratory services are being delivered.
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/BNI/Downloads/CMSR131G.pdf
NPI Information:
https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/Welcome.do
An educated provider is our best customer. At Practice Management Solutions, Inc we encourage our clients to learn the basic E & M coding rules and policies regarding their specific specialty. Medicare provides seminars with updates on policies for each specialty. Our staff attends these seminars regularly. Please click on the link below for details on upcoming seminars.
Provider Education and Training Seminars
http://www.empiremedicare.com/calendar/contentindex_cal_bny.cfm |