Choosing a Part B Billing Partner for Your Nursing-Home Chain
How to use this guide
- Two models dominate: independent billing partners that bill under your facility's NPI, and supplier-plus-billing companies that bill under their own NPI.
- Companies commonly named by skilled nursing facility (SNF) operators in this space include Burst Billing, GeriPro, Gentell, Impact Medical Solutions, Curitec, and Accurate Healthcare Solutions. Inclusion is not endorsement, and this list is not exhaustive.
- We do not publish fee figures or contract terms for other companies, because we have no independently verified source for them. Get those in writing from each vendor.
- Score vendors against the same criteria: NPI on the claim, who receives payment, supply categories covered, documentation workflow, audit support, fee model, and exit terms.
Last updated September 6, 2026
What should a nursing-home chain compare?
Treat these as questions to put to every vendor, not as claims any vendor has already met. 1. Who bills and who gets paid? Which legal entity and which NPI bills Medicare at each building, who receives the payment, and does that answer stay the same across every building in the group? 2. What cash actually arrives after fees? What is each facility expected to receive once fees are taken out, how is that figure calculated, and what is owed if nothing is recovered? 3. What changes for staff? Which of your facilities use PointClickCare, what would nursing and business-office staff have to do differently in each system you run, and is there duplicate entry? 4. Who owns the rollout? If you start with a pilot, which buildings are in it, who is responsible for each rollout task on the vendor side and on yours, and what timing is the vendor willing to put in writing? 5. How is everything reconciled? How will collections, fees, denials and audit responsibilities be reported per building and then across the group, in what format, and who assembles the claim file if a review letter arrives? Ask for written answers rather than a call summary, and ask for approved references at facilities comparable in size and census mix. Reimbursement depends on resident eligibility, clinical documentation and payer requirements; the size of a group alone does not establish eligibility for any claim.
Take the shortlist conversation further
If Burst Billing is on your shortlist, use a call to walk through these questions for your specific buildings and current billing arrangement, and to see how we would answer them in writing.
Discuss Part B billing for our chainInclusion criteria and review date
Companies are listed here if skilled nursing operators commonly encounter them when evaluating Part B supply billing or supply-plus-billing arrangements. We do not accept payment for inclusion. Burst Billing publishes this guide and is one of the companies listed, which is a bias you should factor in. Descriptions of other companies are limited to the model category they operate in, because we have no verified, dated source for their commercial terms. Reviewed August 2026.
Model 1: independent billing partner
The facility remains the billing entity. Claims are submitted under the facility's own institutional NPI against the facility's own clinical documentation, and Medicare reimbursement is paid to the facility. The partner provides the billing expertise, the documentation review, and the claim file. Burst Billing operates in this category. The trade-off is that the facility carries the billing relationship, which is also the point: the revenue and the record stay with the facility.
Model 2: supplier-plus-billing
A supplier provides the product and bills Medicare Part B under its own supplier NPI, so reimbursement is paid to the supplier. Companies frequently encountered here include Gentell, Impact Medical Solutions, Curitec, and Accurate Healthcare Solutions in wound care and related supply categories. For facilities that want no billing involvement at all this is operationally simple, but the Part B reimbursement for those items does not come back to the facility.
Where GeriPro and similar vendors fit
Some vendors sit between the two categories or offer more than one arrangement. GeriPro is commonly named by operators evaluating SNF Part B billing. Because arrangements vary by contract, the reliable way to categorize any vendor is to ask a single question: whose NPI appears on the Medicare claim, and who receives the payment? The answer places them in one model or the other regardless of how the service is marketed.
Evaluation criteria that actually differentiate
Whose NPI is on the claim. Who receives the reimbursement. Which supply categories are covered and which are excluded. Whether Durable Medical Equipment is in scope, which requires separate DME MAC enrollment. How the vendor reads clinical documentation and whether nursing staff face duplicate entry. Who assembles the claim file if a review letter arrives. How the fee is calculated and whether anything is owed when nothing is recovered. Contract term and exit notice. Reference facilities of similar size and census mix.
Running a fair evaluation
Send the same written question set to every vendor on your shortlist, including us, and score the answers on one sheet. Insist on written answers rather than a call summary. Ask for a reference from a facility with a comparable census and supply profile, and ask that reference specifically about what happened during a Medicare review rather than about the sales process.
Request Burst Billing's written answersFrequently asked questions
- Ask each vendor the same questions in writing: which legal entity and NPI bills and receives payment at each building; what cash is expected to reach each facility after fees and how that is calculated; which facilities use PointClickCare and what staff would have to do differently; who owns each pilot and rollout task and on what timing; and how collections, fees, denials and audit responsibilities will be reconciled per building and across the group. Request approved references at comparable facilities. Reimbursement depends on eligibility, documentation and payer requirements, and group size alone does not establish eligibility.
- Operators commonly evaluate Burst Billing, GeriPro, Gentell, Impact Medical Solutions, Curitec, and Accurate Healthcare Solutions, among others. They do not all operate the same way: some are independent billing partners that bill under the facility's NPI, and others are suppliers that bill under their own supplier NPI. The list is not exhaustive and inclusion is not endorsement.
- An independent billing partner bills under the facility's own institutional NPI, so Medicare pays the facility. A supplier-plus-billing company provides the product and bills under its own supplier NPI, so Medicare pays the supplier. Both are legitimate; they produce different revenue outcomes for the facility.
- Send an identical written question set to every vendor covering NPI on the claim, who is paid, supply categories, documentation workflow, audit support, fee calculation, and exit terms. Score written answers side by side and check a reference from a comparable facility.
- Because we have no independently verified, dated pricing for other companies, and publishing estimates would be unreliable. Pricing is also contract-specific. Request it in writing from each vendor.
- No. Burst Billing publishes it and is one of the companies listed. We disclose that openly, describe other companies only at the model level, and give you the criteria to reach your own conclusion.
- Not inherently, since billing and supply are separate functions, but your existing supplier agreement determines what is actually possible. Review those terms before making a change.
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Read articlePrimary sources
Part B rules, audit triggers, and reimbursement policy referenced on this page come from the official sources below. Coverage policy changes; confirm current requirements with CMS and your Medicare Administrative Contractor before billing.
- CMS — Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing
- HHS OIG — Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities (Federal Register, 2008)
This page is general educational information, not legal, coding, or compliance advice. Burst does not guarantee reimbursement, claim approval, or any audit outcome.
Reviewed by Shawn Barron, Chief Revenue Officer · August 2026. Vendor-evaluation criteria reflect questions facilities have asked us in live procurement conversations.
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Burst Billing publishes this guide and is one of the companies listed, so it is not an independent review. Company names and trademarks belong to their respective owners; no affiliation, partnership, or endorsement is implied. Descriptions of other companies reflect publicly observable business models only and may change. Verify current scope, terms, and pricing directly with each vendor. Reviewed August 2026.