David Cohen, CPA, JD
Healthcare CPA and Attorney
David Cohen, CPA, JD advises medical practices on the financial and legal side of going independent. He reviews Eureka's guidance on pricing, taxes, business structure, and the contracts and regulations involved in starting a private practice.
Guides
- NPI Type 1 vs Type 2: Which One Do You Need?
Type 1 is you, Type 2 is your business. You only need a Type 2 if your individual NPI is credentialed with insurance, and each NPI goes on different paperwork.
- How to Transition Your Practice From Insurance to Cash Pay
The step-by-step transition off insurance: the NPI move that clears you to bill cash, the notice letter that keeps half your panel, and the order to drop payers.
- Should Your Psychiatry Practice Take Insurance or Cash-Pay?
Whether to take insurance or go cash-pay in private practice, decided with arithmetic: what each pays, how fast each fills a panel, and the admin tax insurance hides.
- Do You Need a PLLC to Start a Private Practice?
No, and a PLLC won't shield you from malpractice either. When incorporating actually saves money, which entity your state requires, and what filing really costs.