The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 requires a unique National Provider Identifier (NPI) for each physician, supplier or other provider of health care services. To comply with this Federal mandate, all claims must be filed with NPI numbers beginning May 23, 2008.

Nuesoft Technologies has placed edits in the system to prevent claims without NPI numbers from being transmitted. In order to comply with the new standards, we are asking our clients to do the following:

1. Have NPI numbers on all claims submitted – claims will be rejected if the NPI number is missing.
2. Send only a few claims for each payer on May 23, 2008 to ensure your claim is accepted.
3. Report any payer-specific issues to NueMD Support immediately.

If your practice does not already have an NPI, you will need to get one as soon as possible. 

Failure to obtain an NPI will adversely affect your ability to successfully file claims.

To learn more, or to apply for your NPI.