National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) FOIA-Disclosable Data to be Available on September 4, 2007 |
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NPPES health care provider data that are disclosable under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) will be disclosed to the public by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In accordance with the e-FOIA Amendments, CMS will be disclosing these data via the Internet. Data will be available in two forms:
CMS has extended the period of time in which enumerated
health care providers/suppliers can view their FOIA-disclosable NPPES data
and make any edits they feel are necessary prior to our initial disclosure
of the data. CMS will be making FOIA-disclosable NPPES health care
provider/supplier data available beginning Tuesday, September 4, 2007. The
NPI Registry will become operational on September 4 and the downloadable
file will be ready approximately one week later. CMS has posted several
documents to help providers/suppliers understand what the downloadable file
will look like, including a "Read Me" file, Header File, and Code Value
document for the downloadable file on the CMS NPI Web page at
* How to use the NPI correctly on Part A and Part B claims * Information on use of the NPI on the new CMS 1500 and
UB-04 Forms Not sure what an NPI is and how you can get it, share it and use it? As always, more information and education on the NPI can be found through the CMS NPI page www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand on the CMS Web site. Providers/Suppliers can apply for an NPI online at
https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov or can call the NPI enumerator to
request a paper application at 1-800-465-3203. |
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