Guest guest Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Can someone tell me if I hire a PT to work in my office, does he need to have his own MC provider # to bill Medicare for services he provides if I am always on site working or can his services be bill to Medicare under my provider # as well? Thank you in advance Witt, PT Segal & Witt Physical Therapy Delray Beach, FL _____ From: Rptboy@... Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 7:47 PM To: wittpt@... Subject: Re: read this D, I think we should confirm that we don't have to use 's provider# if she is supervised by me. She did a great job Dx a BPPV and correcting it today. If pt requires follow when she is out next week I'll send her to you. Have a great weekend P.S. Thanks for the impotence meds today. Unfortunately I can't put them to good use. T In a message dated 12/19/2008 6:13:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, wittpt@... writes: Fraud Case Supports APTA Positions on Appropriate Providers of Physical Therapy Services The recent arrest of a licensed Mississippi physician, who owned a clinic that allegedly <http://www.oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/press/2008/MS_pt_case_oig_press.pd f> fraudulently billed Medicare for $16 million for physical therapy services, serves to remind APTA members that it is it is inappropriate for unqualified individuals to provide physical therapy services. APTA's positions <http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Practice_Management3 & TEMPLATE=/ CM/ContentDisplay.cfm & CONTENTID=37638> on supervision and direction of personnel state that physical therapists are the only professionals who provide physical therapy interventions, and physical therapist assistants, under the supervision of a physical therapist, provide selected physical therapy interventions. This case is part of a larger physical therapy fraud initiative between the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi and US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. Most of the cases involve the provision of services by unqualified personnel and physicians who were not supervising billing practices. _____ One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try <http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp & icid=aolcom40vanity & ncid=emlcntaolcom00000 025> it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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