Diabetic Shoe Providers
Lawrence Hill, CP,BOCOP, C.Ped
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Title:
Diabetic Shoe Providers
Creator:
Lawrence Hill, CP,BOCOP, C.Ped
Text:
I am terribly perplexed!!! In our area there is a medical supply store that
sells diabetic shoes and bills medicare for the shoes that they provide. As
far as I know (and I've done some research) this company does not have a
podiatrist, pedorthist, orthotist or prosthetist on staff. In the HCPCS
book, it clearly states that diabetic shoes must be furnished and fitted by a
podiatrist, pedorthist, orthotist, or prosthetist. I am both a pedorthist
and an orthotist and I went to school and paid my fees accordingly. I did
this so that I COULD provide diabetic shoes to my community. Did I do this
in vain? How can they get away with providing shoes and billing medicare
without someone qualified (by medicare's standards) on staff? What should I
do about this? Is it petty to think about turning them over to Medicare for
audit? Should I act on it or should I just be thankful for the business that
I do get? What would YOU do????
Sincerly,
Dawn Hill
BOCO, C. Ped, CMF
sells diabetic shoes and bills medicare for the shoes that they provide. As
far as I know (and I've done some research) this company does not have a
podiatrist, pedorthist, orthotist or prosthetist on staff. In the HCPCS
book, it clearly states that diabetic shoes must be furnished and fitted by a
podiatrist, pedorthist, orthotist, or prosthetist. I am both a pedorthist
and an orthotist and I went to school and paid my fees accordingly. I did
this so that I COULD provide diabetic shoes to my community. Did I do this
in vain? How can they get away with providing shoes and billing medicare
without someone qualified (by medicare's standards) on staff? What should I
do about this? Is it petty to think about turning them over to Medicare for
audit? Should I act on it or should I just be thankful for the business that
I do get? What would YOU do????
Sincerly,
Dawn Hill
BOCO, C. Ped, CMF
Citation
Lawrence Hill, CP,BOCOP, C.Ped, “Diabetic Shoe Providers,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 7, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/218773.
