Industry Notes:
Mark Your Calendars for NPI Requirement Date
Published on Tue Sep 26, 2017
If you’ve lagged behind on using NPIs for checking patients’ Medicare status, the honeymoon is nearly over. Now: In the Common Working File, providers currently “are allowed to use either legacy Provider Numbers (CMS Certification Number [CCN] or Unique Physician Identification Number [UPIN]) or NPI on CWF Provider Queries” to check patients’ eligibility, CMS says in a recent MLN Matters [...]