CMS pushes for indentifier compliance
Compliance Monitor, September 27, 2006
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Providers across the country have until May 23, 2007 to obtain a National Provider Indentifier (NPI) and make sure it works correctly.
By the time the date arrives, CMS says all providers should appropriately test their NPI with payers to avoid a disruption in cash flow.
If you have a NPI and don't know what to do with it, share it with your health plans that you bill and the colleagues who rely on having your NPI to submit their claims.
Once your health plans have informed you they are ready to accept NPIs, begin the testing process, CMS says.
Consider sending a few claims at first as you test the ability of plans to accept the number. Fewer claims will make it easier to keep track of status and payment. It will also make troubleshooting potential problems during the testing process easier.
Click here to learn how you can apply for a NPI.
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