The National Provider Identifier is unique number assigned to healthcare providers that are covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which is known as HIPAA. The Centers ...

The AHA March 24 commented to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on upcoming requirements from the Consolidated ...

Buried in Section 6225 of the recently signed Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 is a small but mighty transparency ...

Healthcare managers both in and outside of IT got a reprieve last week when CMS agreed to postpone the deadline by which all providers must get and use a national provider identifier number. Hospitals ...

I believe that registered nurses need to apply for NPI numbers in certain situations. Where and how can I learn more? Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Graduate Nursing, Washington State University, Vancouver ...

Industry and HHS should collaborate to develop a voluntary standardized identifier for provider networks that is consistent across all segments of the health insurance markets. To accomplish this, we ...

Whether you are a practitioner or own a health care service such as a nursing home, home health agency, hospice or durable equipment supply company, you must complete a multiple-step process to bill ...