Providers and suppliers who submit claims to Medicaid and Medicare must include an identification number on enrollment applications and payment claims, according to a final rule. In a regulation ...

I attended a certificate NP program and do not have a master's degree. I did not apply for a Medicare provider number by the 2003 cut-off date. Can I still be a Medicare provider, and if not, how do I ...

Medicare has one of the highest rates of wasteful spending government-wide, losing more than $200 billion over the past five years to provider billing errors. Keep in mind that number does not include ...

When it comes to Medicare, billing under the wrong physician’s ID can cost doctors and hospitals – literally. Consider these three recent incidents that, taken together, resulted in more than $7 ...

Billing for nurse practitioner (NP) services is a complex jumble of rules, policies, laws, and exceptions. Those who employ NPs have billing options, but it can be hard to determine what is best for ...