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How to Find Your Medicare Provider Number (PTAN) in 2025 [Video]

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Are you a physical therapist, occupational therapist, or speech-language pathologist wondering how to find your Medicare provider number (PTAN)? Whether you're a private practice owner or an employed therapist, it's crucial to stay in control of your Medicare credentials. In this step-by-step tutorial, I walk you through: ✅ How to access your Medicare I&A (Identity & Access) account ✅ How to verify and update your NPI and reassignment records ✅ How to check if your provider number is being misused ✅ How to remove old employer reassignments ✅ How to ensure your Medicare enrollment is accurate and up to date 💡 Why This Matters: Many therapists unknowingly leave reassignments active, allowing past employers to bill Medicare under their provider number. This can lead to compliance issues and lost control over your professional credentials. 🔥 Don’t let outdated or inaccurate information put your career at risk. Watch this tutorial and take …

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Expert informs Rockford caretakers how to better tend to those with Parkinsons [Video]

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) Rock Valley College (RVC) hosted a meeting for caretakers and friends to learn how to better care for people who suffer from Parkinsons Disease. Experts from the American Parkinson Disease Association of Illinois spoke during the informational session. meeting attendees learned more about the seriousness of Parkinsons, the benefits of physical []

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Is Diagnosing our Therapy Clients Helpful? Extended Cut [Video]

This is the minimally edited, podcast-style version of my video "Is Diagnosing our Therapy Clients Helpful?" You can catch the shorter and snappier version of the video here: https://youtu.be/AA_CUwY2Pwg Today I wanted to *genuinely* & curiously tackle the question: is it helpful to diagnose our clients? Of course, the answer to this question isn't black-and-white. So in today's episode, I take a look at comments from the r/therapists subreddit exploring this question and offer some of my own thoughts. What do you think? Do you diagnose after your first session with every client? Have you ever "tweaked" a client's diagnosis with the intent of ultimately supporting them? I don't claim to have the answers, and certainly no direct clinical advice to offer, but I think this is an important conversation to have. And certainly, I think it's great for each of us to reflect on how we approach diagnosing and why we approach it that way. Thank you to Paubox for sponsoring this episode. Paubox makes HIPAA-secure email easy and streamlined. Check them out here: https://bit.ly/pps_paubox_YT *Get $250 off your first year with Paubox with coupon code "SKILLS" *Bonus Deal:* If you add the Paubox badge to your website you get an extra $100 off your first year - that means you can get your whole first year free if you apply both deals! FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8 Thanks to the original poster and to everyone who responded. You can see the reddit thread I referenced here: https://www.reddit.com/r/therapists/comments/1i7i9ui/im_starting_to_disagree_with_this_entire_field/ LINKS *Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely! 👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/ 👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear 👉 Music I use: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/c7m5mj/ This video is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to. Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TfknqIlVlmhGcdTbRM3rS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-practice-skills/id1735988673 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/ This video is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.