The Department of Labor pays its own fee schedule for injured federal workers — up to 47% more than Medicare for the same CPT codes. We handle the enrollment, claims, and follow-up so your practice bills it correctly.
The rate gap
The federal fee schedule pays more than Medicare for identical CPT codes. Providers who are not credentialed with the Department of Labor cannot bill OWCP at all.
Source: published DOL / OWCP fee schedule
99213
Office visit, established patient
+47%
99214
Office visit, moderate complexity
+47%
Denied or underpaid claims can be reviewed and resubmitted for up to 5 years, and treatment authorizations can be secured up to 6 months in advance.
TP Professional Medical Billing Services works with David A. Testone on Department of Labor billing and credentialing support.
Enrollment and credentialing support for providers treating injured federal workers through the Department of Labor.
We confirm provider eligibility, submit enrollment paperwork, and verify that your practice is approved to bill OWCP before claims are filed.
Claims prepared and submitted to OWCP using the correct form, fee schedule, and documentation requirements.
Each claim is checked against the current DOL fee schedule for your state before submission. We track the claim through adjudication.
Denied or rejected claims reviewed, corrected, and resubmitted with the missing documentation or corrected codes.
Common denial reasons we address: missing authorizations, incorrect diagnosis codes, incomplete narratives, and ineligible provider status.
Previously underpaid claims reviewed for up to five years to recover the difference between billed and paid amounts.
We audit past payments against the DOL fee schedule, identify underpayments, and file corrected claims to recover the balance.
Help obtaining treatment authorizations up to six months in advance so care is not delayed by billing disputes.
We prepare authorization requests with the required clinical documentation and follow up with OWCP until approval is received.
Documentation and coding reviewed for compliance with DOL requirements before claims leave your office.
A pre-submission review checks CPT codes, diagnosis codes, narrative requirements, and authorization status on every claim.
Five steps, run the same way every time. Scroll to follow a claim through the desk.
We check whether your practice and each treating provider are enrolled with the Department of Labor, and what is missing if they are not.
Every case has a claim number, an accepted condition, and an authorization window. We read the file before anything is billed.
Clean claims go out against the current federal fee schedule. Denied or underpaid claims get the specific correction the denial reason calls for.
Open items are worked on a schedule, not when someone remembers. Follow up continues while a claim is still actionable.
You get a plain list of what paid, what is pending, and what needs a decision from your side. No surprises at month end.
99%
Reported by TP Professional Medical Billing Services.
30+
Tammy Peebles, owner and operator.
4
Practices currently supported.
50
Accreditation footprint for billing work.
Where we sit
A small billing desk in Naperville, Illinois, working on federal workers' compensation files for practices that would rather not learn the fee schedule themselves.
Who does the work
TP Medical works in collaboration with David A. Testone on OWCP services.
TP Professional Medical Billing Services, LLC
Founder & lead biller
Thirty-plus years in medical billing, running a 99% clean claim rate from Naperville, Illinois for providers across four states. Her focus is OWCP credentialing and federal billing — but the desk handles full practice billing too.
OWCP specialist, collaborator
Described by the Florida Chiropractic Association as an independent biller specializing in DOL Federal Workers' Compensation billing for chiropractors. Public record includes speaking, publishing, and OWCP appeal representation.
The public record
Below is verifiable, sourced material on the OWCP work behind this practice. Every item links to a primary or third-party source.
Listed as a speaker at FCA district meetings, presenting on DOL Federal Workers' Compensation billing.
thenationalchiro.comGuest on the ChiroSphere podcast discussing federal workers' compensation billing for chiropractic practices.
chirotalk.podbean.comPublished on DOL Federal Workers' Compensation billing in the state association newsletter.
NYSCA newsletterNamed representative in a public Employees' Compensation Appeals Board decision.
dol.gov, decision 18-0550Common questions
What practices ask before they start billing federal workers' compensation.
Schedule a consultation to review your current OWCP billing process, enrollment status, and documentation requirements.