BALTIMORE – Coming off last week’s confusing Open Door Forum, HME News called Jim Bossenmeyer, director for the division of provider and supplier enrollment at CMS, for clarification on the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). For more information and the entire article please click here PECOS
CMS to providers: No PECOS grace period
BALTIMORE – CMS officials aren’t cutting HME providers any slack when it comes to complying with the July 6 deadline for the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). HME providers who take Medicare referrals on or after July 6 from physicians not enrolled in PECOS risk having those claims rejected, CMS officials stated during [...]
PECOS Enrollment Delayed Until January 3, 2011
The delay in implementing Phase 2 will give physicians and non-physician practitioners who order items or services for Medicare beneficiaries or who refer Medicare beneficiaries to other Medicare providers or suppliers sufficient time to enroll in Medicare or take the action necessary to establish a current enrollment record in Medicare prior to Phase 2 implementation. [...]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a Special Open Door Forum (ODF) February 17, 2010
During this call, CMS staff will discuss: • Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) for physicians, non-physician practitioners and provider and supplier organizations • Provider and supplier reporting responsibilities • Medicare ordering and referring Issues • Revalidation efforts For more information please click here CMS Open Door Forum
MEDICARE ORDERING AND REFERRAL FILE
As stated in the CMS provider listserv messages that were sent last fall concerning CRs 6417 and 6421, CMS has made available in the Downloads section of this web site a file that contains the National Provider Identifier (NPI) and the name (last name, first name) of all physicians and non-physician practitioners who are of [...]
A Message of Interest to Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners Regarding NPI and Enrollment Files
Although enrolled in Medicare, many physicians and non-physician practitioners who are eligible to order items or services or refer Medicare beneficiaries to other Medicare providers or suppliers for services do not have current enrollment records in Medicare. A current enrollment record is one that is in the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) [...]
Is your physician registered with PECOS?
For more information, please click on the title of this post then click on this link PECOS Welcome to the Physician and Other Healthcare Professional Directory You can use this tool to search for basic information about the following healthcare providers: Physicians Many other types of healthcare professionals who aren’t physicians including nurse practitioners, physician assistants, [...]
Protecting Your Privacy, Protecting Your Medicare Enrollment Record
For more information, please click above on the title of this post, then click the link For Additional Information Dear Valued DJO Customer, Although Medicare has launched an awareness campaign regarding PECOS to the provider community, we have found that many of our customers are unaware of this initiative. Therefore, we are providing this [...]
CMS Delays PECOS
For more information, please click above on the title of this post, then click the link For more information BALTIMORE–In a notice sent this afternoon, CMS said it will delay implementation of the PECOS registration requirement for ordering/referring physicians until April 5, 2010.
Protecting Your Privacy, Protecting Your Medicare Enrollment Record
Protecting Your Privacy, Protecting Your Medicare Enrollment Record IMPORTANT MEDICARE INFORMATION Dear Valued DJO Customer, We are writing to advise you of Medicare’s new initiative to help protect your Medicare enrollment information by updating your records in the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Although Medicare has launched an awareness campaign regarding PECOS to [...]
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