Bonosgrrl

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1. Is this Fraud?

   Bonosgrrl replied to Bonosgrrl's topic in NP

   The other thing I guess in Podiatry I do prescribe as in I see the patient make the diagnosis and write the script for any meds but when the office transmits it to pharmacy it's under the docs name.

2. Is this Fraud?

   Bonosgrrl replied to Bonosgrrl's topic in NP

   I have prescribing experience as I worked in internal medicine for years and I also have a psych job right now that I do 1 day a week and I prescribe there. I only do 1 day a week in Podiatry. It is not in my long term plans to be working as an NP in...

3. Is this Fraud?

   Bonosgrrl replied to Bonosgrrl's topic in NP

   She said the fee for additional prescribers for electronic prescribing is too much and she doesn't want to pay it. I feel I am UNDER paid for sure $50 an hour.

4. Is this Fraud?

   Bonosgrrl replied to Bonosgrrl's topic in NP

   I was told by the nursing board here in Massachusetts I do not need a collaborating physician at all if I am not prescribing. I was told it is only needed for prescriptive practice. I do not have my DEA I do not prescribe everything goes thru her for...

5. Is this Fraud?

   Bonosgrrl replied to Bonosgrrl's topic in NP

   So we are being asked to change to provider to the physician when we do the superbill in our charting. I'm feeling uncomfortable. Yesterday for instance I saw 3 brand new patients. How can that be billed under the physician if she is not on site?

6. Is this Fraud?

   Bonosgrrl replied to Bonosgrrl's topic in NP

   I think it is only Medicare. Which is the majority of our elderly clients in the practice

7. Is this Fraud?

   Bonosgrrl posted a topic in NP

   I work in a Podiatry practice. They bill every visit on the physicians number. I do have an NPI number as does the other NP that works with me. We work independently, physician not on site, she works opposite days. So we are seeing new patients, foll...

8. What is everyone's hourly rate these days?

   Bonosgrrl replied to Bonosgrrl's topic in NP

   Wow! I am underpaid. I have been an NP for 15 years.my first job in 2001 was st $32 an hour i did that for 2 years then had a baby and took time off. Went to another job at $40 an hour and stayed there 2009-2014 then switched to my current job at $50...

9. Taking phone calls and calling Patients on days off

   Bonosgrrl replied to Bonosgrrl's topic in NP

   I am paid hourly, i only work 1 full day and 1 half day a week. The office is open 4 days a week. The other provider is the physician who owns the practice. I am not being called with emergent things, these are things like a patient called and wants ...

10. What is everyone's hourly rate these days?

    Bonosgrrl replied to Bonosgrrl's topic in NP

    All billing goes under the physicians number. Nothing is billed thru NP

11. What is everyone's hourly rate these days?

    Bonosgrrl posted a topic in NP

    What is your rate hourly? I make $50 an hr part time job in a Podiatrist office. I am about to make a job switch back to geri psych, providing services to nursing home residents. We are going to be discussing my rate shortly. Is $50 the norm? I am i...

12. Taking phone calls and calling Patients on days off

    Bonosgrrl posted a topic in NP

    I work part time 2 days a week. I am constantly getting texts and phone calls on my days off. If a patient calls the office with a question, if labs come back, tests, anything, they call me at home on my off days to handle it. The other provider , th...

13. Charting on my free time

    Bonosgrrl replied to Bonosgrrl's topic in Advanced

    They were giving me built in breathing room, 2 morning 15 min appts were given 30 min. But the physician said that is too much and now i get 15 min built in for "breathing room". Im expected to look at labs make calls etc all while seeing patients. I...

14. Charting on my free time

    Bonosgrrl posted a topic in Advanced

    I work with a podiatric surgeon. There is the doctor myself and one other NP. We are both paid hourly. We were told that our charting has to be completed within the time frame of our appointments, so if my last patient is at 2:45 ....its a 15 min app...

15. Are you paid by the hour? and what about documentation

    Bonosgrrl replied to Bonosgrrl's topic in NP

    What complicates this further is the practice owner is a good friend. She asked me for my help until another doctor joins her. I dont want the job permanently but was willing to do it temporarily. I was floored when her office manager told me about ...