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Physician Scarcity Area and Health Professional Shortage Area bonus payments

Physician Scarcity Areas

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted on its website lists of zip codes eligible for payment of the Physician Scarcity Area (PSA) bonus payment and the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) bonus payment. This information, along with a Medlearn Matters article for physicians about the two programs, can be accessed at www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/bonuspayment.

Colorado AHEC has created an Excel Spreadsheet with the Colorado zip codes eligible for each of the three programs (click on the link to see a map of Colorado with pins highlighting each community):

Downlaod the full Excel spreadsheet for Colorado zip codes in each of the three program areas.

The posting of this site serves as part of the implementation of section 413 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). Section 413 created the PSA bonus program, which pays an additional 5 percent for services furnished in Physician Scarcity Areas, starting January 1, 2005. In addition, section 413 of the MMA modified the existing HPSA bonus program, which pays an additional 10 percent for services furnished in Health Professional Shortage Areas. These modifications also go into effect January 1, 2005.

If you have any questions or concerns about the new regs please feel free to drop me an e-mail or call.

Carl Ziegler
Office of Scott McInnis 3rd District
Colorado 320 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-4761

Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area

The communities invloved:
80101 Agate, CO
81020 Aguilar, CO
80720 Akron, CO
80420 Alma, CO
80801 Anton, CO
81120 Antonito, CO
80421 Bailey, CO
81411 Bedrock, CO
80805 Bethune, CO
81123 Blanca, CO
81024 Boncarbo, CO
81027 Branson, CO
81211 Buena Vista, CO
80807 Burlington, CO
81320 Cahone, CO
81029 Campo, CO
81212 Canon City, CO
81215 Canon City, CO
81246 Canon City, CO
81124 Capulin, CO
81125 Center, CO
81126 Chama, Co
81220 Cimarron, CO
81221 Coal Creek, CO
81222 Coaldale, CO
80430 Coalmont, CO
80432 Como, CO
81129 Conejos, CO
80812 Cope, CO
81223 Cotopaxi, CO
80434 Cowdrey, CO
81131 Crestone, CO
81033 Crowley, CO
81034 Crowley, CO
81132 Del Norte, CO
81324 Dove Creek, CO
80107 Elizabeth, CO
80440 Fairplay, CO
80815 Flagler, CO
81226 Florence, CO
81290 Florence, CO
81133 Fort Garland, CO
81038 Fort Lyon, CO
81134 Garcia, CO
81041 Granada, CO
81228 Granite, CO
80448 Grant, CO
80820 Guffey, CO
81042 Gulnare, CO
81043 Hartman, CO
80449 Hartsel, CO
81044 Hasty, CO
81232 Hillside, CO
81046 Hoehne, CO
81047 Holly, CO
81135 Homelake, CO
81233 Howard, CO
81138 Jaroso, CO
80456 Jefferson, CO
81049 Kim, CO
80117 Kiowa, CO
81140 La Jara, CO
80827 Lake George, CO
81052 Lamar, CO
81054 Las Animas, CO
80740 Lindon, CO
81141 Manassa, CO
80830 Matheson, CO
81057 McClave, CO
81059 Model, CO
81143 Moffat, CO
81227 Monarch, CO
81144 Monte Vista, CO
81401 Montrose, CO
81402 Montrose, CO
81236 Nathrop, CO
81422 Naturita, CO
81424 Nucla, CO
81425 Olathe, CO
81062 Olney Springs, CO
81063 Ordway, CO
80743 Otis, CO
81429 Paradox, CO
81240 Penrose, CO
81242 Poncha Springs, CO
81064 Pritchett, CO
80473 Rand, CO
81431 Redvale, CO
81332 Rico, CO
81244 Rockvale, CO
81148 Romeo, CO
81149 Saguache, CO
81201 Salida, CO
81152 San Luis, CO
81153 San Pablo, CO
81151 Sanford, CO
81248 Sargents, CO
80475 Shawnee, CO
80834 Siebert, CO
80835 Simla, CO
81154 South Fork, CO
81073 Springfield, CO
81074 Starkville, CO
80836 Stratton, CO
81076 Sugar City, CO
81081 Trinchera, CO
81082 Trinidad, CO
81084 Two Buttes, CO
81087 Vilas, CO
81155 Villa Grove, CO
80861 Vona, CO
80480 Walden, CO
81090 Walsh, CO
81252 Westcliffe, CO
81091 Weston, CO
81253 Wetmore, CO
81092 Wiley, CO
80757 Woodrow, CO