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

Issue Date: February 05, 2020

Program Area: Payment Policy and Financial Management Group External Audits (PPFMG EA)

Question: What is the file naming convention used for submitting audit documentation via EFT?

Answer: The file naming convention that should be used to send files is the following: File Name: TPID.OPR.AUDIPD.DYYMMDD.THHMMSSmmm.P.IN Example: 123456789. OPR.AUDIPD.D180430.T123450000.P.IN Note: The issuer documentation should be added to a zip file and the zip file should be renamed with a .IN file extension using the file naming convention show above where YYMMDD (YY=Year, MM=Month, DD=Day) is the current date and HHMMSSmmm (HH=Hour, MM=Minute, SS=

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