Billing For Services Of Nonphysician Diagnostic Testing Category Has Its Own Set Of Supervision Guidelines
In the April issue we discussed the meaning of and requirements for ‘incident to’ billing for nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) and
Read MoreIn the April issue we discussed the meaning of and requirements for ‘incident to’ billing for nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) and
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Read MoreThis is the second in our series of articles on utilization on non-physician practitioners (NPPs). In the previous article
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