Fundamentals of Medicare

Track the Status of Your Application

How to Search You may track the status of your provider enrollment application (PECOS or paper) submissions via the: Check Provider Enrollment Application Status tool by: Case number/web tracker id or NPI and TIN combination [...]

Provider Enrollment Application Process Timeline

All MACs, including National Governments Services, have a goal to finalize an Internet-based PECOS application within 15 days and a CMS-855 paper application within 30 days, if all required information is available. About the Application [...]

PECOS Application Status Tool

The status of your application is indicated by the step that is highlighted. If an application fee is required, an additional step will be added and the system will generate five steps. Your application was successfully [...]

Identify the Proper Order of Payers for a Beneficiary's Services

Table of Contents Background Step 1: Check for Open Medicare Secondary Payer Records for the Beneficiary in the Common Working File Step 2: Collect MSP Information from the Beneficiary  Step 3: Compare the MSP Information you [...]

Checking Eligibility and Knowing Your Point of Contact

Checking Eligibility and Knowing your Point of Contact Table of Contents Checking Eligibility and Knowing your Point of Contact How to Verify Patient Eligibility Related Content Listed below are the different patient eligibility and [...]

Go Paperless Today - Protect Your Bottom Line

Go Paperless Today ‒ Protect Your Bottom Line Every day is a great day to choose electronic solutions rather than paper. Make today the day you go electronic. If you are sending paper to National Government Services, change that now. You can [...]

Medicare Home Health Collaboration with Other Provider Types

Medicare Home Health Collaboration with Other Provider Types Table of Contents The Medicare Home Health Benefit Therapy Providers and the Home Health Benefit Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers and the Home Health Benefit Hospice and the [...]

One Week Until Beneficiary Eligibility Information Leaves the IVR

One Week Until Beneficiary Eligibility Information Leaves the IVR  As we’ve communicated, beginning 11/18/2024, beneficiary eligibility information will not be offered on the IVR. This includes all beneficiary eligibility information that [...]

CERT Program Information

CERT Program Information What Is the CERT Program? The CMS implemented the CERT program to measure improper payments in the Medicare FFS program. CERT selects a stratified random sample of claims submitted to Part A/B MACs and DME MACs [...]

CERT Tools

CERT Tools   Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CERT Page  CERT C3HUB provider website CERT Reports Revised 11/13/2024

CERT Tools

CERT Tools Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CERT Page  CERT C3HUB provider website CERT Reports  Revised 11/13/2024

Announcement About Medicare Participation for Calendar Year 2025

Announcement About Medicare Participation for Calendar Year 2025 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted the Announcement About Medicare Participation for Calendar Year 2025. Posted 12/2/2024

Checking Medicare Eligibility

Checking Medicare Eligibility To determine the last date a patient received tobacco cessation counseling, providers can check patient eligibility through these online tools and services: Table of Contents NGSConnex HIPAA Eligibility [...]

Provider Enrollment: Reminder for Open Enrollment and Participation Agreement

Provider Enrollment: Reminder for Open Enrollment and Participation Agreement The 2025 Annual Participation Open Enrollment Period is approaching for another year. While this is an important time (from mid-November to December 31) for [...]

Register Now for the 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference!

Register Now for the 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference! Dive deep into critical preventive services topics! All Part B Providers! Register now for the National Government Services Medicare Part B 2024 Preventive Services Virtual [...]

Explore Our Exciting Sessions at the 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference!

Explore Our Exciting Sessions at the 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference! View All Our Sessions and Register Now! As we gear up for the National Government Services Medicare Part B 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference, we [...]

Next Week - 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference!

Next Week – 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference! We hope you’re as excited as we are about the upcoming National Government Services Medicare Part B 2024 Preventive Services Virtual Conference, taking place on December 9th to 11th! [...]

Submitting Electronic Medical Records

Submitting Electronic Medical Records National Government Services can accept medical records submitted on a CD or thumb drive however, submitting via our free, secure, web-based portal NGSConnex is preferred and far more advantageous for [...]