NPIs: Taxonomy code for psychiatric residents?
Patient Financial Services Weekly Advisor, May 3, 2007
Q: We are told that teaching hospitals must apply for NPIs for residents. What does one use for the taxonomy code for residents? We train psychiatric residents in an acute care hospital. I found no codes under the specialty of psychiatry for residents.
A: Here's the answer from "CMS FAQ 5809." Basically, if they have to be reported on an electronic claim (and they don't have a license yet) there is a code for students.
Here's the question on the CMS Web site: "Which Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Code(s) should be selected by medical students, interns, residents and fellows when applying for National Provider Identifiers (NPIs)?"
To read CMS' answer, click here.
Editor's note: Richard McNeil, MBA, MIS project leader on the financials team at Southcoast Hospitals Group in New Bedford, MA, answered this question.
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