How do I contact NPI registry?

How do I contact NPI registry?

The primary contact should be the EUS Help Desk for users logging into I&A, NPPES, PECOS, and HITECH. The EUS Help Desk can be reached via phone call at 866-484-8049 or via email at [email protected]. For NPPES users, they can also contact the NPPES Helpdesk (Enumerator Team).

Is a phone number NPI?

Your NPI profile includes your name, office contact information, and specialty. If your cell phone number or home address are showing up on various online directories and websites, it may be because it was listed as your primary contact information on NPI, instead of your office phone and address.

How does someone get an NPI number?

You may apply for an NPI number through CMS’ web-based application process, a file interchange system, or regular mail. We recommend CMS’ web-based application — it’s the most efficient.

How do I update my NPI registry information?

The process is simpler than most would realize. Simply head over to your NPPES account at https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/ and create an account or login. You can submit an address change request via your account there. This is the most expedient way to make changes so we recommend this method.

How long does it take to get NPI number?

CMS estimates that, in general, a health care provider who submits a properly completed, electronic application could have an NPI within ten days.

Is my NPI number public?

Your NPI is publicly available on the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System. Also, your NPI is in EHRs accessible by rogue employees and possible cyberattacks. Thousands of NPIs are stolen from healthcare professionals and used for further fraudulent schemes every year, particularly Medicaid and Medicare fraud.

Do NPI numbers expire?

Your NPI will be used by all health plans, including Medicare, Medicaid, and all other private and public payers, to identify you as a health care provider. Protect your NPI. Your NPI is yours for life and will never expire or be recycled and assigned to a different health care provider.

Do I need an NPI number?

If you are a HIPAA covered provider or if you are a health care provider/supplier who bills Medicare for your services, you need an NPI. What? The NPI is a 10-digit number that will be used to identify you to your health care partners, including all payers, in all HIPAA standard transactions.

Are DEA and NPI numbers the same?

NPIs do not replace or substitute for DEA numbers. An NPI is an identifier for a provider performing any type of HIPAA transaction so while not all providers with an NPI will qualify for a DEA number, all providers with a DEA number will have an NPI.

How do I Find my NPI number?

Step 1 – Starting at the right most digit,which should be the check digit.

Step 2 – Take the sum of all the individual digits.

Step 2a – If a doubled value is 2-digits (i.e.

Step 3 – If the NPI is 10-position,then add the constant 24,to account for the “80840” prefix.

Step 4 – Take the units digit (i.e.

Step 5 – Subtract the units digit from 10.

How to contact NPI?

– Phone: 1-800-465-3203 or TTY 1-800-692-2326 – E-mail: [email protected] – Mail: NPI Enumerator 7125 Ambassador Road Suite 100 Windsor Mill, MD 21244-2751

How to find your NPI number?

The easiest way to find your National Provider Identifier number would to be by going on to www.npinumberlookup.org/. On this website all you have to do is enter your last name or entity, first name and the state you live in.

How to get your individual NPI number?

Go to the CMS: Identify&Access Management System website which you can find at https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/IAWeb/login.do.

Create an account to gain access to NPPES,Pecos,and EHR systems. Select Create Account Now.

Use your CMS name and password to apply for your NPI through the NPPES system.

Select Apply for an NPI for myself.