CMS issues new guidance on subpart NPIs
Compliance Monitor, February 8, 2006
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A covered healthcare organization's subpart must obtain a national provider identifier (NPI) if it conducts HIPAA standard transactions separately from its parent organization, according to a new document on the CMS Web site. A subpart is a unit that would otherwise meet the tests for being a covered healthcare provider if considered apart from its parent organization.
The six-page paper provides guidance to organizations determining whether they should designate subpart NPIs. For example, according to CMS, a subpart
- may or may not be in the same location as the organization of which it is a part
- may or may not have a taxonomy (i.e., Medicare specialty) that is the same as the organization of which it is a part
- is not a separate legal entity, but is a part of a covered organization healthcare provider that is a legal entity
- furnishes healthcare
Click here to view CMS' NPI guidance.
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