Incident-To Billing / Incident-to PT providers must be trained

Article Overview

This premium article explains Medicare incident-to billing issues affecting physical therapy and occupational therapy services in physician practices, especially pain management settings. It focuses on CMS policy changes, Medicare claims patterns, and OIG-reported compliance concerns involving nonqualified personnel. The article is relevant for physicians, therapists, practice managers, and coding professionals who bill therapy-related services under a physician’s billing number and need to understand the broad regulatory and operational implications.