Check NPI on ‘Legacy Free Day’

BALTIMORE–CMS, in collaboration with the Healthcare Information
and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), has requested that on
Wednesday, May 7, providers billing Medicare should submit claims
with the NPI only in all provider identifier fields for which they
have been using NPI/legacy pairs.

The purpose of “Legacy Free Day” is to test NPI
numbers to make sure everything is running smoothly before the NPI
implementation deadline on May 23, when only claims submitted with
NPI numbers will be accepted. CMS said it hopes feedback from the
test will alert providers if there is a problem with their NPI
before the deadline, giving them time to remedy the issue before
the NPI-only implementation date.

To address additional questions regarding NPI implementation,
CMS has scheduled a national NPI Roundtable from 2 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 14. To register for the call, go to

http://www2.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/051408. Registration
closes at 2 p.m. ET on May 13, or when available space has been
filled.

A replay of the roundtable will be accessible after the call
until 11:59 p.m. ET May 19. The call in data for the replay is
800/642-1687 and the passcode is 45142409.

For more information about “Legacy Free Day,”

click here and select “CMS Communications” in the
left column on the page.