National
Provider Identifier (NPI)
Articles and Updates
- Medicare Fee-For-Service claims received March 1, 2008 and forward without an NPI will be rejected or returned as unprocessable.
- Delays in Medicare payments will occur if an NPI is not included on all claims effective March 1, 2008.
- You may NOT submit claims without an NPI effective March 1, 2008.
- All claims, Paper and EMC must contain an NPI in the “primary” (billing, pay-to and rendering) fields of the claim effective March 1, 2008 and forward.
September 2007
- Top NPI Billing Issues - 09.11.07
CMS Links
- CMS Web site
- Educational Resources
- The Who, What, When, Why & How of NPI: Information for Health Care Providers
- Medicare NPI Implementation
- NPI Tip
- Apply Online for an NPI
- NPI Application Instructions
- Information for Physicians
- EFI Help
