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 Q. What is the necessity of obtaining an NPI -National Provider Identifier?
A. CRNAs as well as physicians are required to apply for an obtain an National Provider Identifier or NPI. The deadline for obtaining and being using an NPI was May 23, 2007; however, CMS -the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid- has launched an extension of this deadline referred to as their contingency plan. Even under the contingency plan you should have your NPI by now, but if you do not, you need to access the NPI Enumerator's website and apply for it. It is easy, it is quick, and it is required. You will find the NPI Enumerator's site at https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov If you fail to obtain an NPI and submit your NPI as required to all third party payers, your claims for reimbursement will be denied. It is critical to your practice's success to make certain that all NPI claim preparation requirements are in place within your practice. Do this today, not tomorrow, not next week, but today. If you work with an outsourced billing organization they should be well aware of the NPI requirements and should easily be able to verify that all NPI requirements are in place for your claims processing system. |