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Update your NPI information before the Medicare transition to Noridian

According to a new report by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General, 58 percent of the databases used to determine provider identities and help to prevent the occurrence of fraud are inaccurate or incomplete. The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), which houses National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers, is not always consistent with information in the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The national revalidation effort by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a big step in improving ...