The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) mandated the adoption of a standard unique indentifier for healthcare providers. The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) collects identifying information on healthcare providers and assigns each a unique National Provider Identifier (NPI). We provide updated references, helpful information and a link for NPI application online.
The implementation of the NPI is a complex process that will impact all business functions of your practice, office or institution including: billing, reporting and payment. Providers are urged to get, share and use their NPI to avoid any disruption in cash flow.
