tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 9

PHYSICIAN NOTES: NPIs Won't Replace Medicare Numbers

Get ready for more paperwork headaches under a dual number system for surveysThink the National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers required in May will simplify your Medicare paperwork? Think again.After the NPI implementation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will continue to issue and use Medicare/Medicaid Provider Numbers, CMS says in a March 2 memo to state survey agencies (S&C-07-16).New name: To decrease confusion between the new numbers, CMS will call the Medicare Provider Number the -Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Certification Number,- or CCN.The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires...

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