Urology Coding Alert

You can fax or email the revalidation documents this time around.If your urologist sees Medicare patients, re-enrolling your provider every few years is on your to-do list. The good news is that CMS has made improvements to the re-enrollment process, according to an Oct. 10 CMS National Provider Call with the agency's Provider Enrollment Operations Group.Bad news: "Revalidation is here to stay," said CMS's Mark Majestic during the call. "DME [durable medical equipment] suppliers will revalidate every three years and all other providers and suppliers will revalidate every five years," he added.Background: The Affordable Care Act mandated the revalidation project to prevent fraud, and requires all 1.5 million providers and suppliers enrolled in Medicare to revalidate their enrollment prior to March 25, 2015. If you haven't received your revalidation request yet, you can expect it in the mail sometime within the next 24 months, according to Majestic.Don't lose your ability [...]