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MLN Matters Article (New) MM12889: New Fiscal Intermediary Shared System Edit to Validate Attending Provider NPI

This new Article comprises Subregulatory Guidance for a new consistency edit that validates the attending provider NPI and that organizational NPIs can’t be used in place of individual NPIs, unless exception conditions are met. MLN Matters (MM) Articles are based on information contained within Change Requests (CRs). In this case, this article is based on content within CR12889 that is posted on the CMS website at https://www.cms.gov/files/document/r11633CP.pdf.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: October 06, 2022

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