?Christmas present from CMS

[Guest guest]

I opened my clinic July 15th, but after 5 months - no reimbursement from CMS, I

got my first check right before Christmas.

The irony is that all my forms and accounts with CMS (Noridian) were in place

April 15th of 2009 but I didn't see my first medicare patient until July 17th.

Medicare had made my account " inactive " because I hadn't billed for 90 days. It

took 3 months to get my reapplication accepted and then 2 months to get them to

pay.

A warning for future IMPs. If you want to bill CMS (big if), do not apply to

late, but do not apply to early to CMS.

Stew

Eugene, OR

postscript: I consider it a belated Hannukah present.