Primary care practitioner
The term “primary care practitioner” means an individual—
(i) who— (I) is a physician (as described in section 1395x(r)(1) of this title ) who has a primary specialty designation of family medicine, internal medicine, geriatric medicine, or pediatric medicine; or (II) is a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or physician assistant (as those terms are defined in section 1395x(aa)(5) of this title ); and
(ii) for whom primary care services accounted for at least 60 percent of the allowed charges under this part for such physician or practitioner in a prior period as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
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who—
(I) is a physician (as described in section 1395x(r)(1) of this title ) who has a primary specialty designation of family medicine, internal medicine, geriatric medicine, or pediatric medicine; or
(II) is a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or physician assistant (as those terms are defined in section 1395x(aa)(5) of this title ); and
(i)(I)#
is a physician (as described in section 1395x(r)(1) of this title ) who has a primary specialty designation of family medicine, internal medicine, geriatric medicine, or pediatric medicine; or
(i)(II)#
is a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or physician assistant (as those terms are defined in section 1395x(aa)(5) of this title ); and
(ii)#
for whom primary care services accounted for at least 60 percent of the allowed charges under this part for such physician or practitioner in a prior period as determined appropriate by the Secretary.