PCP=Paperwork Completing Physician?

About 6 months ago, while on an inpatient cardiology service, I tried to do something nice for my patient and my patient's intern... I wrote a requested prescription for a wheel chair to save my intern a few minutes.  She went home, wheelchair delivered, everything fine.

Flash forward to today.  As I set to graduate residency (tomorrow) I have been tidying up some of the paperwork for my clinic.  I received a fax today from a medical supply company requesting that I fill out a form so that they could get paid for this wheelchair.  6 months later.  At first I struggled to remember details of the scenario, aided by our excellent medical record.

So why has it been 6 months?  I can only imagine that it has taken 6 months for the company to track me down to sign this ridiculous form (of course required by Medicare), was because her Primary Care Physician (PCP) either does not exist or refused to sign the form.  They eventually looked me up and found my information.  Interestingly, the form i…