Guest guest Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 I am looking to hire a PT via a temp agency for three consecutive weeks to cover for a PT on vacation. The PT from the agency does not have a MC Provider number. Can that individual's services be billed to MC using the office's group MC Provider number if no member of the group is onsite? If the answer is no, how can a private practice treating MC patients utilize the services of agency to cover vacationing PT staff? Witt, PT Segal & Witt Physical Therapy 5162 Linton Boulevard Suite 105 Delray Beach, FL 33484 O (561) 637- 4539 F (561) 637- 4540 wittpt@... > How do you bill and document for kinesiotaping? > > Diane , PT, DPT, MHA > Manager of Rehabilitation Services > Langlade Health And Rehabilitation > 112 E. 5th Ave. > Antigo, WI 54409 > PH: > FAX: > > Nationally Ranked - Modern Healthcare's Top 100 " Best Places to Work in Healthcare " (2009 & 2010) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Our understanding is that Therapists cannot work incidence to another Therapist and must enroll for an individual number assignment. When we have used Temp Staff we always enroll them in the Medicare program with an effective date being their first day of employment with us. We have to hold billing until the number is assigned but the individual can see Medicare patients while the enrollment is being processed. The process is pretty fast now with the PECOS system. Takes a couple of weeks if all is sent in clean. When they leave you have to remove them from your group as well. That number is their permanent number for future employers to reassign to their group. Our intermediary is Trailblazer Health Enterprises. Mark Mark Simmerman C.E.O. / Administrator Cleburne Physical Therapy & Fitness Center 1014 N. Nolan River Road Cleburne, Texas 76033 - Office - Direct Fax From: PTManager [mailto:PTManager ] On Behalf Of Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 2:16 PM To: PTManager Subject: Temporary Help I am looking to hire a PT via a temp agency for three consecutive weeks to cover for a PT on vacation. The PT from the agency does not have a MC Provider number. Can that individual's services be billed to MC using the office's group MC Provider number if no member of the group is onsite? If the answer is no, how can a private practice treating MC patients utilize the services of agency to cover vacationing PT staff? Witt, PT Segal & Witt Physical Therapy 5162 Linton Boulevard Suite 105 Delray Beach, FL 33484 O (561) 637- 4539 F (561) 637- 4540 wittpt@... <mailto:wittpt%40att.net> On Aug 11, 2011, at 12:07 PM, Diane <dpeterson@... <mailto:dpeterson%40langhosp.org> > wrote: > How do you bill and document for kinesiotaping? > > Diane , PT, DPT, MHA > Manager of Rehabilitation Services > Langlade Health And Rehabilitation > 112 E. 5th Ave. > Antigo, WI 54409 > PH: > FAX: > > Nationally Ranked - Modern Healthcare's Top 100 " Best Places to Work in Healthcare " (2009 & 2010) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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