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 ...

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 ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), which impacts all physicians, providers, and suppliers that use NPPES to ...

Six physicians were near the brink of financial disaster after a criminal stole their identities and National Provider Identifiers (NPIs). Miguel de Paula Arias, a Florida con man, stole the ...

Buried in Section 6225 of the recently signed Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 is a small but mighty transparency provision: a unique national provider identifier requirement. This measure has ...

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Section 6225 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (CAA 2026), enacted on February 3, 2026, fundamentally changes Medicare's treatment of hospital off-campus provider-based departments.