tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 15

PHYSICIAN NOTES: You Can Use UPINs For Referring Physicians Until May 2008

Start testing your PQRI claims submission nowAt last, the requirements for the National Provider Identifier (NPI) are getting clearer.Your providers should already have their own NPIs, officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) told a May 10 special open door forum on NPI issues. Even if you obtain a contingency plan, you still may be required to have NPIs for all providers as soon as July 1. But when it comes to listing the provider number of a referring physician, you have much more leeway. You have until May 2008 to include NPIs for referring...

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