General Billing Requirements for Interpreting Physicians

As licensed medical doctors, Interpreting Physicians are legally accountable for all bills submitted with their names, signatures, provider numbers, and tax ID numbers. Thus, all claims that are submitted containing an Interpreting Physician’s name and associated numbers should ONLY be submitted by his or her own office or preferred billing agent. According to our attorneys, when the Interpreting Physician is the primary biller, collections from such billing should always be received at the Interpreting Physician's location. Then, in accordance with federal guidelines, the Interpreting Physician may purchase a technical service provider's diagnostic test results (See "Purchasing Diagnostic Test Results").