Mid-level Providers

DAVID STERN, MD (Practice Velocity) Q. Our urgent care is staffed by nurse practitioners (NP) 6 days per week and all of the billing is processed under the medical director for all insurance companies. I have three separate questions: Is it legal for a new Medicare patient entering the ur- gent care setting to be billed under the medical direc- tor if he is not on site and has never seen the patient? Is it …

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