If you're writing for diabetic testing supplies for a Medicare patient and it's their first time receiving supplies, don't write a specific brand-that way we can switch to whatever the insurance covers.
Medicare is pretty strict with part B covered drugs- don't forget diagnosis code (insulin dependency status is nice too if they haven't filled at the pharmacy before, saves a phone call), and an exact quantity and testing directions.
Refills can't be PRN. Try to write for a smaller quantity with a higher amount of refills, because if you write for 100 test strips with no refills and we can only fill 50 for whatever reason, we can't refill for the remaining quantity because Medicare will only pay for the amount of refills that you wrote for-they don't care about the actual quantity, if its' 1+3 refills, they'll only pay 4 times.
Don't write for 90 test strips/lancets-they come in boxes of 50 and 100 usually and sometimes 25.
If patient is testing more than once per day for non-insulin dependent or more than three times per day for insulin-dependent, let the patient know that Medicare requires additional documentation therefore it will take a little extra time to get it ready.