Prior Authorization Request for Outpatient Services: Implanted Spinal Neurostimulators

Hospice Visit Reporting

Hospice Visit Reporting Table of Contents Background Discipline Visits Reporting Visits in the Routine Home Care, Continuous Home Care and Inpatient Respite Care Levels of Care Discipline Revenue and HCPCS Coding Required Detail for [...]

How to Bill When the Hospice Face-to-Face is Late from a Previous Benefit Period

How to Bill When the Hospice Face-to-Face is Late from a Previous Benefit Period Background CMS requires that a hospice physician or hospice nurse practitioner must have a FTF encounter with each hospice patient prior to the beginning of the [...]

Prior Authorization Request for Outpatient Services: Cervical Fusion

Creating application in PECOS

Creating Application in PECOS Instructions to create an application in PECOS: Login to PECOS My Associates Create Initial Enrollment Application Note: There will be a series of questions to determine application descriptions tailored to [...]

Medicare Part B 2024 Spring/Summer Virtual Conference: Mastering Medicare-Tuesday Tutorials for Part B Providers-Register Today for June 18th Sessions!

Medicare Part B 2024 Spring/Summer Virtual Conference: Mastering Medicare-Tuesday Tutorials for Part B Providers-Register Today for June 18th Sessions! Our third in the series of Medicare Part B 2024 Spring/Summer Virtual Conference Tuesday’s [...]

Eligible Physicians

Eligible Physicians Physicians who can enroll in Medicare: Doctor of: Medicine (MD) Osteopathy (DO) Chiropractic (DC) Dentistry (DMD) (DDS) Optometry (OD) Psychiatry (MD) Podiatry (DPM) Reviewed 6/13/2024

Eligible Nonphysicians

Eligible Nonphysicians Nonphysician Practitioners who can enroll in Medicare. Below you can find the definition, qualifications and supporting documentation for each specialty. Visit Obtain/Verify State License for assistance with license [...]

Eligible Part B Suppliers

Eligible Part B Suppliers Suppliers who can enroll in Medicare: Ambulance Service Supplier Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Clinic/Group Practices Hospital Department(s) Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Independent Clinical Laboratory [...]

State License and Registrations for Individuals and Organizations

State License and Registrations for Individuals and Organizations Prior to submitting a provider enrollment application to Medicare, ensure that all applicable state licensing and/or specialty certification requirements are current. Each state [...]

How to Submit a Hardship Request

How to Submit a Hardship Request To request a hardship consideration, submit with a letter and any supporting documentation describing the hardship and why it justifies the exception for your application. Your hardship request will not be [...]

How to Obtain a Refund

How to Obtain a Refund A refund will only be granted in the following instances: The application fee was not required for the application submitted A hardship request was subsequently approved and a fee was paid An application was [...]

Electronic Funds Transfer

Electronic Funds Transfer EFT allows for claim payments to be electronically transferred to your bank in place of a hard copy check mailed to the facility. Medicare payments due a provider or supplier of services may be sent to a bank (or [...]

Electronic Funds Transfer Form and Instructions

Electronic Funds Transfer Form and Instructions To initiate the EFT process, you will need to complete the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Authorization Agreement (CMS-588). By signing the CMS-588 form, you are certifying the account is in [...]

Verify Bank Account Information

Verify Bank Account Information National Government Services receives numerous electronic funds transfer banking rejections each year due to frozen or closed bank accounts. To prevent interruption in Medicare payment, billing providers verify [...]

Acknowledgement Email

Acknowledgement Email Upon receipt of your application submission, the contact person (identified on application) will receive an email confirmation from: CustomerService-DoNotReply@cms.hhs.gov containing the PECOS web tracking number. [...]

Requests for Additional information

Requests for Additional information While processing the application(s), National Government Services may determine additional information is needed. All requested information should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days [...]

Site Visits

Site Visits Site visits may be required and will be unannounced; the contractor representatives must disclose to the provider appropriate identifying credentials and explain the purpose of the visit. CMS has implemented a site visit [...]

Requests for Additional Information

Requests for Additional Information While processing the application(s), National Government Services may determine additional information is needed. All requested information should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days [...]

Requests for Additional Information

Requests for Additional Information While processing the application(s), National Government Services may determine additional information is needed. All requested information should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days [...]