Laura, I also went back and looked at my original Medicare application. And like you said, there is an option for an OT group, which of course I checked.
But my FI are the ones telling me that there is not a provider type for OT. While they are not sure about the denial, they seem pretty consistent about the provider type. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Laura Woodworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] Medicare and OT LW> Ron, LW> Are you sure? As an OT in private practice when I applied for the new number LW> (forgot what it's called) there was a box to check for OT different from PT. LW> Laura W. LW> ----- Original Message ----- LW> From: "Ron Carson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> LW> To: <[email protected]> LW> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 11:11 AM LW> Subject: [OTlist] Medicare and OT >> After a LONG conversation with my local medicare intermediary, I was >> surprised and disappointed to learn that there is NO provider type for >> OT! My company is listed as Physical Therapy - provider type 31. It >> appears that OT is almost considered a type of PT >> >> Ron >> >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe? >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Change options? >> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com >> >> Archive? >> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> Help? >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
