Brush up your ‘incident-to’ billing

Article Overview

This article is a practical overview of Medicare incident-to billing in physician practices, with emphasis on compliance, supervision, documentation, and risk management for services performed by non-physician practitioners. It is aimed at coders, billers, practice managers, compliance staff, and physicians who need a clearer understanding of when services are billed under a physician ID versus a non-physician practitioner’s own number. The discussion focuses on general policy considerations, common red flags, and documentation workflow ideas without providing code-specific instructions.