{"id":16,"date":"2026-02-11T00:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T00:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billing.bennuservices.com\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-06-17T02:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T02:14:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bennuservices.com\/eye\/","title":{"rendered":"Bennu Medical Billing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-abhaya-libre-font-family has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-64bd1bc3d153f10fb060a2ff049d5175\" style=\"background-color:#141d4700;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Specialized Ophthalmic &amp; Surgical Billing Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-930d3512 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted has-montserrat-font-family has-large-font-size\">High-Precision Backend Claim Management for Standalone Eye Practices.<br><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\"><em>\u201cEdward was the biller for my solo practice for 7 years until I sold it with a net collection rate of 99.42%\u201d<br><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">\u2013 Dr. Steven H Swedberg, MD*<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-dd0a6548 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/bennubilling\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Request a Billing Review<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-3-background-color has-background has-abhaya-libre-font-family has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">What Washington Doctors Say<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-930d3512 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI worked with Edward for three years and his help with billing was prompt and excellent. As billing needs to be accurate I can say that Edward was indeed accurate in all his billing and coding.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-David Riggs OD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen the Medicare people came with their audit, he stood firm. Working with me, we gave them what they wanted.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 Dr. Vincent Muoneke, MD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Independent ophthalmologists and cataract surgeons deal with a billing environment that is unusually unforgiving: surgical modifiers, global periods, documentation support for surgeries, Medicare rules, and obscure payer-specific edits all have to line up cleanly for claims to move forward. Once the front desk is done, I take over billing. I work your claims, denials, accounts receivable, payer follow up and appeals so your staff spends less time fighting with payers.<br><br>I provide a boutique medical billing service with the personal touch and responsiveness of a dedicated local partner.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-custom-accent-3-transparent-background-color has-background has-large-font-size\"><strong>The Billing Reality for Standalone Eye Practices<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 2022, national data from Crowe showed initial denial rates rising to about 11% of all claims for the average health system\u2014more than one in ten claims rejected on first pass.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Premier reported that nearly 15% of claims submitted to private payers are denied initially, and Medicare Advantage claims were denied at an even higher 15.7% rate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In ophthalmology, many of the most preventable denials come from familiar operational breakdowns: missing or incorrect modifiers, documentation gaps, eligibility and patient-information errors, and billing mistakes tied to the global period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most practices do not lose money because one claim denied. They lose money because denied claims are not worked quickly, refiled correctly, or appealed aggressively enough to recover what should have been paid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-custom-accent-3-transparent-background-color has-background\">How does it work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Specialized Ophthalmic &amp; Surgical Billing Support\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JX8Plpkf_Ns?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-accent-3-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\"><strong>How I Keep Denials Exceptionally Low<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preventable ophthalmology denials happen because of a lack of clear systems between the front office and the back office, wrong modifiers, incorrect patient or insurance information, missing documentation, and services billed incorrectly inside the global period. Coming from an IT and automation background, I actively engineer your clinic\u2019s data workflow so clean, complete insurance and clinical information flows directly into my billing stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is exactly how I actively run your account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Billing Review and Workflow Audit:<\/strong>&nbsp;I review your current billing flow, denial patterns, AR, and write-offs to identify where revenue is leaking and which errors are recurring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Front-End Guardrails:<\/strong>&nbsp;I give your front desk simple, usable intake steps so the information reaching billing is cleaner from the start\u2014accurate demographics, better insurance data, and fewer preventable eligibility mistakes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Daily Billing and Denial Management:<\/strong>&nbsp;I handle claim submission, clearinghouse edits, denial follow-up, corrected claims, and appeals so problems are fixed quickly instead of aging out in AR.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ongoing AR Recovery:<\/strong>&nbsp;I track unpaid and underpaid claims, work payer follow-up, and keep old balances from quietly turning into write-offs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transparent Reporting:<\/strong>&nbsp;You receive clear updates on denials, recoveries, and collections so you can see exactly what is being fixed and what cash is coming back into the practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*In one long\u2011term solo eye practice I supported, the practice\u2019s analytics showed roughly 99.42% of charges collected and about 0.58% not paid on first submission during my tenure. Actual results depend on your payer mix, case mix, documentation, and how much change you are willing to implement, so I do not promise a specific rate\u2014but this is the level I design the system to aim for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-752344f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-base-color has-accent-3-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5fd2278c75ef820064992886a3d44310\" id=\"whyme\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Why Work With Me<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-930d3512 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px\">Deep Industry Experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted has-public-sans-font-family\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">I\u2019ve run every part of the billing and revenue cycle for small practices for 15+ years\u2014 credentialing, claims, denials, AR, Medicare, and payer rules. I know how to keep money from slipping through the cracks.<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px\">Insurance and Denial Cleanup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted has-public-sans-font-family\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">I handle claim submission, denial follow\u2011up, and AR with a focus on the issues that hit cashflow hardest.<br><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-border-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px\">Hands on Solo Practice Focus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted has-public-sans-font-family\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">I work with a small number of private Washington clinics so I stay personally involved in your claims and AR. Your account is never handed off to a junior biller or call center\u2014you always know who is watching your money<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-3-background-color has-background has-noto-serif-display-font-family has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"contact\" style=\"border-width:1px;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Let&#8217;s Talk About Your Billing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-526a4365 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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