Table 2.
Visit Fees by Practice Model
| Type of Visit | IVM | MVM | SVM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Visits | Total Fees* ($) | No. of Visits | Total Fees* ($) | No. of Visits | Total Fees* ($) | |
| Physician with new patient | 208 | 162,611 | 208 | 162,611 | 156 | 121,958 |
| Physician with established patient | 1,144 | 363,758 | 1,482 | 471,232 | 1,456 | 462,964 |
| NP or PA with established patient | 416 | 86,919 | 234 | 48,892 | 182 | 38,027 |
| Total | 1,768 | 613,288 | 1,924 | 682,735 | 1794 | 622,950 |
NOTE. Billing in other circumstances may vary on the basis of physician employment status and state regulations. In some cases, NPs and PAs can only bill professional fees if both the physician and NP or PA are employed by a physician corporation separate from the institution billing the technical fee.
Abbreviations: IVM, independent visit model; MVM, mixed visit model; SVM, shared visit model; NP, nurse practitioner; PA, physician assistant.
*
Fees for fiscal year 2005.