Paul:

CMS is flirting with disaster and one day they will "cross the line" leaving most physicians with no choice but to disenroll. Here's another article on this that I ran into last night that discussed this issue:

Health Care Providers Unprepared for NPI Deadline, Reports Find
http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles...PI-Deadline-Reports-Find.aspx?topicID=56

What I don't get is that on the HICF form we have to provide the NPI, the UPIN number, the old BS Medicare number, and in some cases even the CLIA and tax ID numbers. The NPI is a good thing, but why not simply have ONE number, preferably the tax ID number?

Cheers,
Al

Last edited by alborg; 05/22/2008 10:08 AM.