TammyFarris
Guest
I'm just wondering how many people have this credential? I'm finding it extremely difficult to receive free CEU's to keep it. My local chapters and our Medicare contractor offer CEU's for just about every certification except CPMA. When I call AAPC and ask why, nobody seems to know exactly why this is, "it might have something to do with NAMAS", is the standard answer I receive. Then I'm told I can purchase online classes that would give me 6 CPMA CEU's for $300.00!!! However, if I had CIRCC, CASCC, CPCO or CPPM i would have received 1.5 FREE CEU's from Novitas today for listening to their "Advanced Evaluation and Management Score Sheet webinar. My local chapter tells me they do not get to choose the CEU's their meeting can be applied. AAPC tells them what certification they will be applied. It's very frustrating that AAPC is not supporting the CPMA certification as well as they do all other certifications. BE AWARE OF THIS BEFORE YOU SPEND YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY FOR THE CPMA CERTIFICATION.