tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2023 Issue Q4

Industry Notes: Use The Updated CMS-855I Form, MAC Reminds

If your practice is still using paper applications to enroll or update Medicare provider enrollment, know that the old CMS-855I or CMS-855R forms won’t be accepted after Nov. 1. Background: Though the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) prefers that you enroll and update your information electronically through the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS), some providers continue to use paper forms and snail mail. Previously, physicians and nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) could use either the CMS-855I or CMS-855R to enroll and make corrections. However, CMS combined the two forms into a revamped CMS-855I and discontinued...

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