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Rnfa medical billing
This document outlines the basic steps an independent RNFA needs to take to begin medical billing. The steps include: 1) applying for facility privileges, 2) obtaining a National Provider Identifier number, 3) deciding how to structure billing under an SSN, LLC, or corporation, 4) finding a surgeon to work with who will provide billing codes, 5) choosing a specialty with high reimbursement, 6) determining the surgeon's Medicare caseload, 7) checking states that allow RNFA reimbursement, 8) reviewing useful resources, and 9) optionally hiring NIFA for medical billing assistance.
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Rnfa medical billing
- 1. RNFA MEDICAL BILLING ByNIFA Medical Billing Basic Things You Need to Know or Do To Started Billing as an Independent RNFA
- 2. Apply for “IndependentAllied Healthcare Provider Privileges” at your facility ● Takes 30 to 90 days depending on your facility By NIFA Medical Billing Step #1
- 3. Apply for aNational Provider Identifier Number (NPI#) ● Google: National Provider Identifier Number Application By NIFA Medical Billing Step #2
- 4. Decide whether youwill use your SS#, or form an LLC or corporation to bill under ● consult your tax consultant or attorney By NIFA Medical Billing Step #3
- 5. Find a Surgeon ●Ask him to introduce you to an employee contact ○ Contact willingly gives you billing codes ○ You and contact arrange a method to give you codes via fax, or email etc By NIFA Medical Billing Step #4
- 6. If possible picka specialty with the highest average reimbursement ● Neuro/Spine; Open Heart (NP’s); Sports Med; Plastics; Bariatrics; OBGyn; General By NIFA Medical Billing Step #5
- 7. Find out whatpercentage of surgeon’s caseload is Medicare ● Because if you’re not an NP you can’t bill Medicare, all those cases most likely $0 ● Therefore the lower the percentage the better By NIFA Medical Billing Step #6
- 8. States with RNFAreimbursement legislation: ● WA, OR, MT, CO, TX, LA, FL, GA, KY, IL, MN, ME, RI, MD, NJ, NY ○ There are other states that are also good, call us for details By NIFA Medical Billing Step #7
- 9. Useful resources: ● LinkedIngroup: “Surgical First Assistants Billing & Reimbursement” ● nifamedicalbilling.net/videos By NIFA Medical Billing Step #8
- 10. Call NIFA todo your medical billing ● Over 18 years exclusively billing for non-MD’s ● Successfully billing in 30 states By NIFA Medical Billing Step #9
- 11. ● [email protected] ● 760-731-0313ext. 202 By NIFA Medical Billing For questions or more details on anything contact Gary Hargreaves: