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Contributor: Lill Johnson, Internal Medicine Clinic of Columbia

As a RHC, our Providers are required to have a certain number of patient encounters per year. Can anyone tell me the minimum number of encounters required? Is it per provider or the entire tax ID? I've read this somewhere, but can't seem to find it now. Lill Johnson, Billing SpecialistInternal Medicine Clinic of Columbia 601-731-1470601-731-1474 (fax)

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Contributor: Amanda Osuna, Benson Hospital Family Health Care

Medicare Provider Reimbursement Manual , Cost Reporting Instructions state:

2907.1 Part I - Visits and Productivity: Productivity standards established by CMS are applied as a guideline that reflects the
total combined services of the staff. Apply a level of 4200 visits for each physician (1.0 FTE) and a level of
2100 visits for each nonphysician practitioner (1.0 FTE).

These numbers can be combined to meet the minimums. This is the only thing I can recall that specifically states a number of visits.  

Last Post By: Lill Johnson, Internal Medicine Clinic of Columbia

As a RHC, our Providers are required to have a certain number of patient encounters per year. Can anyone tell me the minimum number of encounters required? Is it per provider or the entire tax ID? I've read this somewhere, but can't seem to find it now. Lill Johnson, Billing SpecialistInternal Medicine Clinic of Columbia601-731-1470601-731-1474 (fax)

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