The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act created the Primary Care Incentive Payment Program (PCIP). For the years 2011 through 2015, if certain evaluation and management services represent 60% or more of Medicare allowable charges, then the provider qualifies for a 10% bonus calculated on the primary care portion of allowable charges. Based on analysis of 2009 Medicare claims data, more than 70% of rural primary care physicians and non-physician practitioners (NPPs) qualify for payments. The average incentive payment for qualifying rural primary care physicians would result in an additional $8,000 in Medicare patient revenue per year. For qualifying NPPs, the result is an additional $3,000 in Medicare patient revenue per year.