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will host a National Roundtable on the recently released Medicare Fee-For-Service
(FFS) NPI Contingency Plan. This toll-free call will take place from 2:00
p.m. – 3:30 p.m., EDT, on Thursday, May 10, 2007. See the Downloads
Section on the CMS
NPI page for registration information. If you are a health care provider who bills for services, you probably need an NPI. If you bill Medicare for services, you definitely need an NPI! Getting an NPI is easy. Getting an NPI is free. The first step is to get your NPI. Once you obtain your NPI, it is estimated that it will take 120 days to do the remaining work to use it. This includes working on your internal billing systems, coordinating with billing services, vendors, and clearinghouses, testing with payers. As outlined in the Federal Regulation, (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)) you must also share their NPI with other providers, health plans, clearinghouses, and any entity that may need it for billing purposes. If you delay applying for your NPI, you risk your cash flow and that of your health care partners as well. Getting an NPI is easy and free. You should act now and get your NPI. Health care providers who participate in a group practice, or are organizational providers, should coordinate with their organization to determine the appropriate time for NPI application. |
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