Professional Medical Billing

Professional Medical Billing (PMB) is a Houston, Texas-based medical billing and revenue cycle management firm that describes itself as a trusted nationwide leader in the space, with over 30 years of operating history. Its registered address is 118 Vintage Park Blvd., Suite W125, Houston, TX 77070, and it operates under the brand Precision Medical Billing at precisionmedicalbilling.com.

PMB's service portfolio is organized around four healthcare delivery verticals: Home Health, Hospice, Physician, and Hospital services. This is a meaningful distinction worth noting. Most medical billing vendors skew toward physician or hospital billing, and some handle one or the other reasonably well. PMB explicitly covers the home health and hospice segment, a specialized area that carries its own coding complexity (OASIS, PDGM for home health; notice of election, GIP, and level-of-care billing for hospice), distinct claim types, and a different Medicare/Medicaid payer mix. A vendor that covers this niche credibly is genuinely useful for home health agencies and hospice operators who often struggle to find billing partners with real depth in those workflows.

On the physician side, PMB covers what is generally understood as professional fee billing, CPT/ICD-10 coding, claim submission, denial management, payment posting, and accounts receivable follow-up. Hospital services billing (UB-04/facility billing) is a different and heavier process, involving DRG coding, facility fee structures, and larger payer contracts. PMB lists both, which positions it as a full-spectrum revenue cycle partner rather than a niche single-setting vendor.

The company also references healthcare automation as part of its positioning. What that means in practice, whether it refers to automated claim scrubbing, clearinghouse integrations, eligibility verification automation, ERA/EOB posting, or a proprietary workflow engine, is not made explicit in the publicly available information. A buyer should ask PMB directly what specific automation tools and integrations they use, which clearinghouses they connect with, and whether they integrate with major EHR/PM platforms (Epic, Athenahealth, AdvancedMD, Kareo, MatrixCare for home health, or Netsmart for hospice). Clearinghouse and EHR compatibility are practical onboarding questions that will determine how fast, and how smoothly, a transition happens.

PMB markets itself as a nationwide provider, so geography is not a limiting factor in terms of payer contracting or claim filing. This matters for physician groups and health systems operating across multiple states with differing Medicaid rules and managed care contract terms. Whether PMB has staff who specialize by state or payer is worth verifying.

The company has been operating for over 30 years by its own account. In the revenue cycle space, that kind of tenure is meaningful, it means PMB has operated through multiple CMS rule changes, the ICD-9 to ICD-10 transition, the ACA, PDGM for home health, and various Medicare fee schedule revisions. Organizational continuity through regulatory shifts is a genuine signal of operational stability, though it does not guarantee that current operations are well-staffed or current on today's billing rules. It's worth asking how often their coding staff are retrained and re-credentialed.

PMB's site includes a savings calculator, a self-service tool that typically models potential revenue improvement versus internal billing operations. These calculators are a common sales entry point in the RCM space; take the output as directional rather than binding, and compare it against your own collection rate, denial rate, average days in AR, and cost-per-claim before drawing conclusions.

The resources section includes a blog and FAQ, suggesting PMB engages in some buyer education, which is a mild positive signal in a space where vendor-side information quality varies widely.

The company also lists a 'Join Our Team' section, indicating active hiring. In a US-based medical billing firm, staffing quality, specifically the certification profile of coders (CPC, CCS, CHRS, or specialty credentials like HCS-D for home health/hospice coding), is a core quality signal. I'd want to understand what percentage of PMB's coders hold active AHIMA or AAPC certifications and how training is maintained against annual code updates.

From a compliance standpoint, medical billing in the US is inherently regulated territory. HIPAA compliance is non-negotiable for any vendor touching PHI. PMB does not explicitly reference HIPAA certification or any specific security framework in the available information. Any healthcare provider engaging PMB should request a Business Associate Agreement (BAA), ask about their HIPAA training cadence, data access controls, how PHI is stored and transmitted, and what their breach notification procedure looks like. This is standard due diligence, not a red flag specific to PMB, but it must be done before engagement.

Pricing model and minimum engagement terms are not disclosed publicly. RCM vendors in this space typically charge a percentage of collections (commonly 3% to 8% depending on specialty, volume, and complexity), a flat per-claim fee, or a hybrid. The percentage-of-collections model aligns incentives reasonably well since the vendor earns more when you collect more, but you should verify what the denominator is (charges vs. net collections vs. gross collections) and what happens during low-volume months. Get the fee structure, contract length, termination clause, and what happens to your outstanding AR if you decide to leave, that transition scenario is often where disputes arise.

PMB is a legitimate option for healthcare providers, particularly home health agencies and hospice operators, looking for a US-based RCM partner with long operational history and coverage across multiple care settings. The 30-year track record is a credible signal of stability. The areas I'd want to verify before signing: specific EHR/PM integrations, coder certification rates, what 'automation' actually means in their workflow, current denial rate benchmarks for clients in your specialty, and their BAA and HIPAA compliance documentation. Ask for a reference from a home health or hospice client of similar size to yours, that conversation will tell you more than any calculator or FAQ.