[List] NPI Numbers - deleting info you do not want distributed

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   Here's important info from APTA on the NPI numbers

   Jill Cooper, IPTA

   NPI INFORMATION GOING PUBLIC JUNE 28

   Physical therapists who have applied for their National Provider  
Identifier (NPI) should check the accuracy of their information and  
delete optional data they do not want released before it is made  
public on June 28. To check the information, log on to the National  
Plan and Provider Enumeration System Web site  
(https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/Welcome.do[1]) or call 800/465-3203.  
Provider data will be downloadable from the CMS Web site  
(http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand/[2]) and available in a  
database allowing users to query by NPI or provider name. Inaccurate  
information in the database could have billing implications and result  
in delays. NPIs, entity type codes, provider names, and addresses will  
be available online. Social Security numbers, individual taxpayer  
identification numbers, and dates of birth will not be disclosed.  
Information submitted in optional fields, however, will be published.  
Sensitive information, such as Social Security or prescription drug  
numbers, should not be included in these fields. For instance, other  
legacy identifiers should only include billing numbers, such as the  
unique provider identifier (UPIN) or the National Supplier  
Clearinghouse (NSC), not Social Security numbers.

    

Links:
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[1] https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/Welcome.do
[2] http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand/

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