Dentists Participating in Dental Networks Providing Supplemental Benefits for Medicare Advantage Plans Required to Register with CMS in 2019

The 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Rule requires dentists participating in dental networks providing supplemental benefits for Medicare Advantage plans (MA) to register with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) using the 855i form, beginning in 2019. Based on its members’ experience assisting dentists with completing the 855o form to order/prescribe under Medicare Part D, the National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) anticipates that the new requirement will deter a significant number of dentists from participating in MA.

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