Can I set up a separate business entity for my big implant cases?
Yes, and it’s one of the cleanest ways to handle large cases when you don’t want to leave a plan that dominates your market. You create a separate business with its own tax ID, and the dentist treating under that entity is a non-participating provider. The big cases get done outside the contract while your main practice keeps the everyday insured flow. I’ll be blunt about the threshold though. This only makes sense if you’re already doing real volume, something like 20 cases a year at 20,000 to 30,000 dollars each. Below that, the overhead and complexity aren’t worth it. And don’t take my word on the legality. Have a local attorney confirm a practice within a practice is appropriate under your state law before you build anything.
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