Can You Bill All Services as Incident-to Under One Physician's ID Number?

Article Overview

This article reviews incident-to billing in a physician group setting, with emphasis on the relationship between physicians and mid-level providers/nonphysician practitioners. It discusses why billing all services under one physician identifier can create compliance risk, and it outlines the general Medicare and state-guideline context that affects whether services may be reported incident-to. The piece is useful for practice managers, coders, billers, compliance staff, and clinicians who oversee office-based evaluation and management services.