tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 2

PART B ENROLLMENT: CMS: Billing Co. Can't Fill Out PECOS Form on Doc's Behalf

Practitioners must personally fill out online form. Most practices that participate with Medicare Part B are delighted about the opportunity to complete enrollment forms using the Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). But the PECOS process differs from the paper-based enrollment that most practices are accustomed to. Read on to get a few highlights of PECOS that CMS officials revealed during a Jan. 13 open door forum on the topic. • If you've grown accustomed to a designated credentialing specialist in your practice or at an outside consulting group filling out your credentialing forms for you, it's...

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