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When a Non-Physician Practitioner Sees a Patient in the Office

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When a non-physician practitioner sees a patient in the office, while another physician in the practice provides direct supervision, the claim can be billed to Medicare using the physician's NPI, referred to as ______ services.


Definitions:

Total Utility

Measures the total satisfaction or benefit that a person derives from consuming a certain quantity of a good or service.

Utility Schedule

A table showing the different levels of utility or satisfaction derived from consuming varying amounts of a good or service.

Marginal Utility

The boost in satisfaction or usefulness one gets from consuming an extra unit of any good or service.

Total Utility

The total satisfaction or benefit that a consumer derives from consuming a certain quantity of goods or services.

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