CMS to Host NPI Roundtable

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a National Provider Identifier (NPI) Roundtable to address additional questions from the national Medicare provider community regarding Medicare's NPI implementation. The roundtable will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 14. Providers will be able to submit questions through the online registration system at the time of signup for the call. For registration details, visit: www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand/Downloads/listserv_wording_5-14-08_call.pdf

Need more information? Still not sure what an NPI is and how you can get it, share it, and use it? More information and education on the NPI can be found on the CMS NPI page: www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand

Providers can apply for an NPI online at https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov or by calling the NPI enumerator to request a paper application: 800.465.3203.

Note: All current and past CMS NPI communications are available by clicking "CMS Communications" in the left column of the CMS web page.