tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 5

INDUSTRY NOTES: Start Sharing Those NPIs Now To Avoid A Crunch In May

Plus: Look to your Medicare FI for Unna boot coverage.Starting in May, you could have to list the national provider identifier (NPI) for every doctor who refers patients to you. Will you be ready?The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hasn't yet decided whether it'll require you to list NPIs for all referring providers right away in May, CMS official Jim Bossenmeyer told the Jan. 23 physician Open Door Forum. But it makes sense to prepare for this possibility, experts warn.Foot-dragging: CMS promised to issue a "dissemination notice" last fall explaining how you could obtain...

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