Question Any hacks for contacting Insurance Plans for their TIN?

[melissa.cryer@ihs.gov]

Greetings~~~

I occasionally need to send denied claims to the US Treasury for collection. As part of that, I need to include the company's Tax ID number. It's not easy to get that info. We keep a log of some major payers, but not enough. When I try to call a company's Provider line, the customer service representatives can't/won't give me their TIN.

Is there a certain department I should call to get this information? Compliance, provider relations? Any tips anyone has?

Thanks,

Melissa

 

[CBLENNIE]

Do you have access to the 1099 forms that the carriers should be sending to your providers & facilities, assuming you receive tax documents being that you are a federal agency? If so, the carriers TIN should be on the tax forms you receive from payers.