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Check NPI on 'Legacy Free Day'
May 5, 2008 4:23 PM
BALTIMORE--CMS, in collaboration with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), has requested that on Wednesday, May 7, providers billing Medicare should submit claims with the NPI only in all provider identifier fields for which they have been using NPI/legacy pairs.
The purpose of “Legacy Free Day” is to test NPI numbers to make sure everything is running smoothly before the NPI implementation deadline on May 23, when only claims submitted with NPI numbers will be accepted. CMS said it hopes feedback from the test will alert providers if there is a problem with their NPI before the deadline, giving them time to remedy the issue before the NPI-only implementation date.
To address additional questions regarding NPI implementation, CMS has scheduled a national NPI Roundtable from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 14. To register for the call, go to http://www2.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/051408. Registration closes at 2 p.m. ET on May 13, or when available space has been filled.
A replay of the roundtable will be accessible after the call until 11:59 p.m. ET May 19. The call in data for the replay is 800/642-1687 and the passcode is 45142409.
For more information about “Legacy Free Day,” click here and select “CMS Communications” in the left column on the page.
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