Yes, ONLY IF the "opt out" physician or practitioner ordering the service has acquired a Unique Provider Identification Number (UPIN) / National Provider Identifier (NPI) and the services are not furnished by a physician or practitioner who has also opted out.

No. Since Medicare rules do not apply for services not covered by Medicare, a private contract is not needed. A private contract is needed only for services that are covered by Medicare and where Medicare might make payment if a claim were submitted.

No. The opt out applies to all items or services the physician or practitioner furnishes to Medicare beneficiaries, regardless of the location where such items or services are furnished.

No. Corporations, partnerships, or other organizations that bill and are paid by Medicare for the services of physicians or practitioners who are employees, partners or have other arrangements that meet the Medicare reassignment-of-payment rules cannot opt out since they are neither physicians nor practitioners. Of course, if every physician and practitioner within a corporation, partnership [...]

  Where a physician or practitioner opts out and is a member of a group practice or otherwise reassigns his or her rights to Medicare payment to an organization, the organization may no longer bill Medicare or be paid by Medicare for the services that physician or practitioner furnishes to Medicare beneficiaries. However, if the [...]

No. If a physician or practitioner chooses to opt out of Medicare, it means that he or she opts out for all covered items and services he or she furnishes. Physicians and practitioners cannot have private contracts that apply to some covered services they furnish but not to others. In addition, because suppliers of DMEPOS, [...]

Certain physicians and practitioners can "opt out" of Medicare. For purposes of this provision, physicians include doctors of medicine, osteopathy, optometry, podiatric medicine and doctors of dental surgery. Practitioners permitted to opt out are physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse midwives, clinical social workers, and clinical psychologists.

As provided in § 4507 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, a "private contract" is a contract between a Medicare beneficiary and a physician or other practitioner who has "opted out" of Medicare for two years for all covered items and services he or she furnishes to Medicare beneficiaries. In a private contract, the [...]

When Medicare is the secondary payer, and the physician has opted out of Medicare, the physician has agreed to treat Medicare beneficiaries only through private contract. The physician or practitioner must therefore have a private contract with the Medicare beneficiary, notwithstanding that Medicare is the secondary payer. Under this circumstance, no Medicare secondary payments will [...]

Check with the individual’s plan. An opt-out physician/practitioner cannot file claims.