NPIs: CMS Has Removed NPI PDF From Its Web Site, But You Have Other Options
Where to look (beyond CMS' Web site) for NPI applications.Getting a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is still an easy process, but CMS removed one place where you were able to go to find an application. As of Sept. 20, the PDF version of the NPI Application is no longer available for download on the CMS forms Web site, and there will not be a link to that form from the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) page.Try these alternatives: However, you can still apply for NPI numbers in one of three ways, CMS says:1. The...
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