tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 12

NPIs: Get Ready For More Paperwork Headaches Under A Dual Number System For Surveys

NPIs won't replace Medicare numbers.Think the National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers required in May will simplify your Medicare paperwork? Think again.After the NPI implementation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will continue to issue and use Medicare/Medicaid Provider Numbers, CMS says in a March 2 memo to state survey agencies (S&C-07-16).New name: To decrease confusion between the new numbers, CMS will call the Medicare Provider Number the "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Certification Number," or CCN.The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires providers to use NPIs on all...

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