CMS: Unexpected PCIP bonuses may stem
from mismatched specialty designation
Your physicians will receive bonus cash from Medicare under the Primary Care Incentive Payment (PCIP) program based on their specialty designation – which means specialists who were board-certified for a primary care specialty could potentially get the bonus. Some practices had reported physicians receiving the PCIP bonus; the latest are several cardiologists at an Oklahoma practice who got payments of about $1,300 each.
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