| The Administrative
Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
mandated the adoption of standard unique identifiers for health care
providers, as well as the adoption of standard unique identifiers for
health plans. The purpose of these provisions is to improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of the electronic transmission of health
information. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
has
developed the National Plan and
Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) to assign these unique
identifiers. |
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| If you are a Health Care Provider, the National
Provider Identifier (NPI) is your standard unique identifier. |
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| If you are a covered Health Plan, the National
Health Plan Identifier (NPlanID) is your standard unique
identifier. |