Envision Physician Services Starlight, more Fraudulent Billing Internet

Warning – this medical billing company bills for fraudulent charges!

They go by the names of Envision Physician Services, Starlight Inpatient Services, Envision Healthcare Corporation, Corporation Service Company, and other names.

One of the headlines in a June 2022 article about them read “Physicians would rather leave than work for Envision, doctor says”. Physicians object to Envision over concerns of lower pay and staffing levels leading to lower quality of care. Envision declined immediate comment.

Although some of their billing charges are legit, they mix in some other higher cost CPT/HCPCS Codes in their billings that are not backed by supporting documentation. I challenged some of these in writing and requested copies of the supporting documentation. What I got was a letter stating “Your medical record was reviewed by a Certified Professional Coder and the review determined that the level of service was coded and billed correctly”. They did not supply any documentation as I had requested.

While I was hospitalized for two weeks (Oct 2021), the medical person(s) who were said to have provided services to me, never visited me. Nor was I ever notified they were behind the scenes in some office racking up charges. Some of these charges are outrageous, especially the use of CPT Code 99233 (fabricated to increase their revenue). I have sent them four letters asking for justification for their excessive charges and all I get is their billing clerk saying the codes are correct.

They are threatening me again with collections. It is now time to file official complaints against them for fraud, malpractice, and underhanded billing practices. The agencies I will use include FTC, CMS, AMA, and the California AG. Plus, I will post this warning to others on multiple social media sites. These people are criminals! I have also contacted two law firms who are pursuing the scam billing practices used by this company.