In an effort to raise awareness and increase utilization of tobacco use counseling, we’ll focus on the effects of nicotine dependence including affected health consequences during this webinar. Medicare coverage, coding, billing and documentation guidelines for tobacco use counseling for outpatient and hospitalized beneficiaries will also be covered. National Government Services (NGS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) resources will be provided and a brief question and answer period will be offered at the end of the session.

During this webinar, we’ll discuss how to obtain access to the Internet-based Provider Enrollment Chain & Ownership System (PECOS) and gain connection to provider enrollment record as well as understand other Centers for Mediacre & Medicaid Services (CMS) systems and how they relate. These systems include National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) and Identity & Access (I&A) Management System. This session will not include detailed instructions on how to complete and submit for provider enrollment applications via PECOS.

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to view and manage reassignments through the group enrollment in Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS), including to add or terminate reassignments. Individual providers must currently have an active enrollment with the state the group is practicing to be able to add a reassignment through the group enrollment.