tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 8

NATIONAL PROVIDER IDENTIFIER: Will May Bring You A Shower Of NPI-Related Denials?

You'll have 'guidance' by deadline, CMS promisesHeads up: There are just about two months left until the May 23 deadline to start using national provider identifiers (NPIs)--and the new system isn't quite ready for prime time.Problem #1: Most providers still haven't tested out billing with an NPI, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officials told the March 5 meeting of the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council. By now, 80 percent of known providers have obtained an NPI, but only 20 percent are -actively implementing- the numbers in billing.This means most physicians need to get with the NPI...

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