Monday, April 21, 2008

CMS/Medicare: National Plan and Provider Enumeration System & National Provider Identifier Registry Unavailable April 21st

On April 21, 2008, the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) will undergo system maintenance during the day. Neither NPPES nor the NPI Registry will be available on April 21, 2008. CMS will be implementing several enhancements/updates to the system. For more information, view (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand/Downloads/NPPES-Enhancements.pdf) on the CMS website.

Need More Information?
Still not sure what an NPI is and how you can get it, share it and use it? As always, more information and education on the NPI can be found through the CMS NPI page (www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand) on the CMS website. Providers can apply for an NPI online at (https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov) or can call the NPI enumerator to request a paper application at 1-800-465-3203. Having trouble viewing any of the URLs in this message? If so, try to cut and paste any URL in this message into your web browser to view the intended information.


Note: All current and past CMS NPI communications are available by clicking "CMS Communications" in the left column of the (www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand) CMS web page.

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