A. Yes. NPIs are issued to individual providers and also to each entity or group that bills for the services of their providers. Therefore, you will have a group NPI that ties back to your group entity, as well as an individual NPI that ties back only to you. You will not be allowed to apply for an receive more than one individual provider NPI . If you do apply for an NPI and the system denies you an NPI due to the fact that one has already been established for you, you need to contact the enumerator and ask to speak with an NPI Specialist to identify what your NPI is and who applied for it on your behalf