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March 22, 2023 CMS recently announced several updates to the online Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Beginning this summer, PECOS will unveil the latest version, touted by CMS to make the process of applying to “become a Medicare provider... March 10, 2023 CMS recently updated the 855-S DMEPOS supplier application, effective January 9, 2023. The new form can be found on the CMS Forms List and is currenlty being accepted for new enrollments and changes of information.
The National Provider Enrollment... December 5, 2022 Recently, the CMS made updates to the Medicare Enrollment chapter of the Program Integrity Manual. These changes are effective December 5, 2022. Notable changes include updated provider enrollment instructions for:
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Electronic... November 7, 2022 Effective today, November 7, 2022, DMEPOS suppliers will be required to submit enrollment applications to either the NPE East (Novitas Solutions) or NPE West (Palmetto GBA) contractors. DMEPOS activities for suppliers located east of the Mississippi River... October 19, 2022 On Thursday, September 29, 2022, CMS formally announced the transition from the National Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC) to two new National Provider Enrollment Contractors (NPEC), Novitas Solutions (NPEast) and Palmetto GBA (NPWest). The contract... September 29, 2022 On Thursday, September 29, 2022, CMS formally announced the transition from the National Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC) to two new National Provider Enrollment Contractors (NPEC).
November 6, 2022, is the last day that the National Supplier Clearinghouse... January 4, 2022 To supply Medicare DMEPOS to patients and to obtain and retain a supplier billing number, suppliers must adhere to the DMEPOS supplier and quality standards and accreditation requirements. In compliance with supplier standards, all changes to... September 21, 2021 Effective for dates of service on or after October 1, 2021, if a supplier is located in one of the states listed below and wishes to bill Medicare for certain orthoses coded as OR01 (Orthoses: Custom Fabricated) and OR02 (Orthoses: Prefabricated, Custom... September 3, 2021 In this week’s MLN Matters Newsletter, CMS announced that, beginning October 2021, some provider enrollment activities that were paused during the COVID-19 public health emergency will resume, including:
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Criminal... June 7, 2021 CMS issued CR 12282 to communicate the addition of HCPCS codes that require the use of a licensed/certified orthotist or prosthetist for furnishing custom fabricated and prefabricated (custom fitted) orthoses.
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