National Provider Identifier (NPI) Alert

Countdown has begun; do you have your NPI? Don’t risk disruption to your cash flow - Get your NPI now! National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) will be required on claims sent on or after May 23, 2008. Every healthcare provider needs to get an NPI! Learn more about NPI and how to apply by visiting the CMS website.

On March 2, 2007, CMS released a memo regarding the clarification of the provider number nomenclature.  Please note that following the implementation of the National Provider Identifier (NPI), the Medicare/Medicaid Provider Number will continue to be issued to certified providers/suppliers and used on all Survey and Certification, and patient assessment transactions. In order to distinguish its role from that of the NPI, the Medicare/Medicaid Provider Number has been renamed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Certification Number (CCN)

This page also contains a section for Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) providers with helpful information on the Medicare NPI implementation. A Countdown Clock is now available on this page to remind health care providers of the number of days left before the compliance date; bookmark this page as new information and resources will continue to be posted.

For more information on private industry NPI outreach, visit the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) NPI Outreach Initiative website.