In New Brunswick you receive a one-time stipend per night for providing mandated on-call coverage, regardless of how many calls you respond to. This stipend must be billed using a dedicated placeholder patient record with a specific Medicare number (111111118).
Steps
Create a fake patient with the following demographic information:
First name: ON
Last name: CALL
Identification Type: NB
Identification Value: 111111118
State/Province: NB
📌 Note: The province must be present in the address field for the patient record to be valid for on-call service billing.
📌Note: This placeholder patient record is also used for travel stipends.2. When billing the stipend, create a provincial bill from the patient's chart.
3. In the New NB Billing Item window, complete the following fields:
a. Code/Description: Search for and select the appropriate stipend code:
8989 - General Practice rotations
8990 - Specialists rotations
8991 - Nursing Home rotations
8992 - Provincial Jail rotations
8987 - In-Hospital Overnight stipend
b. Diagnosis code: Enter any code.
c. Service Location: Select the location where you rendered the service from the list.
d. Service Date: Enter the start date of the on-call period.
e. Show Advanced Fields > Rotation: Select your code from the list (General Practice, Specialist, Nursing Home, Provincial Jail, or In-Hospital Overnight).
📌Note: If you treated a patient while on call, enter that as a separate bill using the patient's Medicare number and an appropriate diagnosis code.
Created June 2, 2026