# Burst Billing

> Burst Billing (legal name: Burst Medical Billing, LLC) is an independent Medicare Part B supply billing partner for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in the United States. Burst bills permissible Part B supply categories, surgical dressings, ostomy, urological, tracheostomy supplies, and enteral nutrition, under the facility's own institutional NPI, so Medicare reimbursement goes to the facility instead of an external supplier. Pure contingency pricing ($0 upfront, pay only on recovery), 12-month retroactive lookback, Listed on the PointClickCare Marketplace, audit defense included. Based in Johnstown, CO. Active in 16 states, all MAC jurisdictions.

Key facts:
- SNFs are legally entitled to bill Medicare Part B for eligible supplies used during non-Part A stays under their institutional NPI (42 U.S.C. § 1395x(s)(8); CMS Pub. 100-04, Ch. 7 § 60).
- Most SNFs never collect this revenue because external suppliers bill under the supplier's NPI and keep the reimbursement ("free supplies" arrangements).
- Burst bills prosthetic & orthotic supplies (POS) via the A/B MAC on UB-04 claims, not DME, which follows a different statutory pathway (42 U.S.C. § 1395x(n)).
- Every claim requires a Standard Written Order, contemporaneous medical record, and proof of delivery before submission.
- In 2026 Burst submitted a public comment to CMS's CRUSH initiative proposing facility-side billing as the structural solution to supplier-side improper payments (regulations.gov comment CMS-2026-0826-0507).

## Core pages
- [Homepage](https://burstbilling.com/): Medicare Part B supply billing for SNFs, plain-English FAQ
- [How It Works](https://burstbilling.com/how-it-works): 4-step process from PointClickCare integration to paid claims
- [Services](https://burstbilling.com/services): all service lines
- [Part B Supplies Reimbursement](https://burstbilling.com/services/medicare-part-b-supplies-reimbursement): core service
- [SNF Revenue Recovery](https://burstbilling.com/services/snf-revenue-recovery): 12-month retroactive lookback
- [Compliance & Regulatory](https://burstbilling.com/about-us/compliance): documentation standards and legal basis

## Reference documents
- [Medicare Part B Supply Billing for SNFs: A Complete Guide](https://burstbilling.com/resources/medicare-part-b-supply-billing-guide): category guide covering what Part B supply billing is in a SNF, which supply categories qualify, facility-NPI billing vs supplier billing, documentation requirements, and where facilities lose eligible reimbursement.
- [SNF Part B Documentation and Audit Readiness Hub](https://burstbilling.com/resources/snf-part-b-documentation-audit-readiness): what a complete Part B supply claim file contains, standard written orders, LCD-aligned clinical notes, proof of delivery, refill confirmation, coding and units, and retention.
- [Medicare Part B Supply Billing Partners for SNFs: Evaluation Guide](https://burstbilling.com/resources/medicare-part-b-billing-companies-for-snfs): how to evaluate SNF Part B billing vendors, the difference between independent billing partners (facility NPI) and supplier-plus-billing models (supplier NPI), inclusion criteria, and the written questions to ask every vendor. Published by Burst Billing, which is one of the companies listed.
- [Burst Billing vs GeriPro: SNF Part B Billing Models Compared](https://burstbilling.com/resources/burst-billing-vs-geripro): criteria-based comparison of billing models with stated methodology and limitations. Published by Burst Billing, not an independent review; no unverified competitor fees or contract terms are stated.
- [Compliance Brief](https://burstbilling.com/burst-compliance-brief.html): full regulatory framework for SNF Part B supply billing
- [2026 Reimbursable Supplies Guide](https://burstbilling.com/burst-2026-reimbursable-guide.html): billable categories with LCD references and HCPCS codes
- [Legal Basis Overview](https://burstbilling.com/burst-legal-basis-brief.html): statutory and regulatory authority
- [Compliance Triple-Check](https://burstbilling.com/burst-compliance-triple-check.html): pre-submission claim review checklist

## Company
- Founded and led by Eric Hansen (CEO), Johnstown, CO. Contact: support@burstbilling.com, 503-896-1073.
- [About](https://burstbilling.com/about-us) · [Team](https://burstbilling.com/about-us/team) · [Contact](https://burstbilling.com/contact)

## Blog
- [Improve SNF Medicare Reimbursement Accuracy Without More Staff](https://burstbilling.com/blog/improve-snf-medicare-reimbursement-accuracy-without-more-staff): how SNFs fix Part B supply billing accuracy through review triggers, exception tracking, and a standard documentation request format, without adding headcount.
- [Why SNFs Miss Medicare Part B Supply Reimbursement](https://burstbilling.com/blog/why-snfs-miss-medicare-part-b-supply-reimbursement): the four blind spots (resident status, documentation, supplier billing visibility, coverage fit) that cause SNFs to miss Part B supply reimbursement, plus a monthly visibility framework leadership can defend.
- [How PointClickCare Data Helps SNFs Catch Part B Billing Gaps](https://burstbilling.com/blog/pointclickcare-data-part-b-billing-gaps): how SNFs use PointClickCare payer status, order history, and wound documentation signals to route records to Part B review, maintain an exclusion log for audit defense, and produce a monthly billing report.
- [Medicare Part B Reimbursement for SNFs: Plain Guide](https://burstbilling.com/blog/medicare-part-b-reimbursement-for-snfs): plain-language guide to how Part B reimbursement works inside a SNF, including resident status, benefit categories, medical necessity, and why documentation drives more than 90% of improper payments on surgical dressings per CMS 2024 data.
- [Medicare Part B Supply Billing Checklist for SNFs](https://burstbilling.com/blog/medicare-part-b-supply-billing-checklist-for-snfs): six-gate pre-submission checklist (status, supply, documentation, coverage, claim file, reporting) SNFs can use to defend every Part B supply claim before it is billed.
- [Medicare Part B Billing Mistakes That Cost SNFs Revenue](https://burstbilling.com/blog/medicare-part-b-billing-mistakes-that-cost-snfs-revenue): the six documentation and visibility habits behind the 24.1% DMEPOS improper payment rate in CMS 2024 data, plus three controls (payer status verification, documentation completeness, monthly exception report) that fix most of it.
- [What Counts as Reimbursable Supplies Under Medicare Part B?](https://burstbilling.com/blog/what-counts-as-reimbursable-supplies-under-medicare-part-b): why there is no fixed list of reimbursable Part B supplies, plus the six-filter gate (benefit category, resident status, payer context, medical necessity + order, documentation, coding + coverage) SNFs should run every supply through before billing.
- [PointClickCare Integration and SNF Billing: Leader Guide](https://burstbilling.com/blog/pointclickcare-integration-snf-billing-leader-guide): why the way a billing partner connects (sanctioned API vs screen scraping vs manual export) matters as much as whether they connect, with a governance interview grid (access scope, PHI encryption, BAA, least-privilege roles, audit logs, offboarding) SNF leaders should use before handing over a key to PointClickCare data.
- [Medicare Part B Compliance Watchpoints for SNFs](https://burstbilling.com/blog/medicare-part-b-compliance-watchpoints-for-snfs): six pre-claim watchpoints (resident status and consolidated billing, documentation completeness, HCPCS/LCD coverage alignment, supplier and vendor visibility, denial and appeal patterns, and audit-ready file discipline) SNFs should review before every Part B claim to prevent overpayments, denials, and audit findings.
- [Part B Supply Billing Documentation: A SNF Record Guide](https://burstbilling.com/blog/medicare-part-b-supply-billing-documentation-snf): the nine records behind a defensible Part B supply claim, which department holds each one, and why the documentation chain crossing five owners causes both audit exposure and unbilled supplies.
- [SNF Compliance Revenue Recovery: Connect Both, Lose Neither](https://burstbilling.com/blog/snf-compliance-revenue-recovery): why running compliance and revenue review as separate tracks makes SNFs pay twice, plus the bill/hold/exclude/review decision status framework, an eight-point monthly review, and the leadership report that exposes held, excluded, and unbilled items.
- [SNF Documentation and Reimbursement: One Record, Two Jobs](https://burstbilling.com/blog/snf-documentation-care-quality-reimbursement): the four documentation elements (resident status on the date of service, signed order predating delivery, chart support for medical necessity, proof of delivery) that connect clinical care to Medicare Part B supply reimbursement, where silos break the chain, and the six-step monthly review leadership should see.