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Participating practices that meet the eligibility criteria can get an additional 12.5% incentive payment on every dollar of MBS benefit earned from eligible services through BBPIP.
To participate, practices and providers must be eligible and registered for MyMedicare in the Organisation Register. Providers must be linked to their BBPIP-registered practice.
This payment will be distributed equally between the practice and provider.
Participation in BBPIP is voluntary. Practices can opt out and opt in at any time noting that this may impact incentive payments.
If you’re an NGPA accredited practice
Practices and providers that are accredited with the National General Practice Accreditation (NGPA) Scheme can register for MyMedicare. If your practice has already done this, you don’t need to do anything else until 1 November 2025.
If you’re not an NGPA accredited practice
From 1 November 2025, practices and providers who aren’t NGPA accredited may be eligible for an exemption. If you aren’t accredited, we recommend waiting until 1 November to start the registration process.
Bulk Billing eligible services
Practices and providers need to bulk bill all eligible services to meet the eligibility requirements for BBPIP. Only eligible services contribute to BBPIP incentive payments.
Incentive payments are made directly to the bank account details recorded in the Organisation Register for eligible practices and in HPOS for eligible providers. You can check your bank details are correct in the Organisation Register if you’re a practice and in HPOS if you’re a provider.
Eligibility for the BBPIP incentive payment is assessed quarterly. Payments are based on eligible MBS item billing in that quarter.
Find out more about eligible services for BBPIP on the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing website.
Bulk Billing practice advertising
You must advertise your practice’s participation as a Medicare Bulk Billing practice on the National Health Services Directory on the Healthdirect Australia website. You also need to display Medicare Bulk Billing practice signage in your practice.
If you’re an NGPA accredited practice, you can apply to advertise as a Medicare Bulk Billing practice before 1 November 2025. To do this complete the BBPIP expression of interest form on the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing website.