Insurance

I am currently a Medicare approved provider in California for medical nutrition therapy (MNT) services. Medicare Part B covers MNT if you:

• Have a referral from a doctor (MD or DO) AND

• Are diagnosed with diabetes OR kidney disease.

If it will be your first year receiving MNT, you will be covered up to 3 hours within the same year. In the following years, you will be covered up to 2 hours/year. Your doctor may refer/order for more additional hours to be covered under Medicare if you have a change in your medical condition and receive medical justification for more MNT.  Of course, you may book more time per your preference, but may need to self-pay once Medicare coverage is exhausted. 

Basically,

Medicare provides for:

• MNT: first year 3 hours, and 2+ hours each subsequent year 

• DSME (Diabetes Self Management Education): 10 hours in first year, 2 hours in subsequent years

In Network with the following Commercial Plans:

• Aetna

• Blue Shield of California

• United Healthcare