In a move long awaited by clinical laboratories and other providers to make it easier to obtain and exchange National Provider Identifiers (NPIs), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has disclosed the data it will make available from the National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) and who can access these data.

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June 11, 2007 - Table of Contents

NIR June 11, 2007 (full PDF issue)

CMS Discloses Provider Data to Aid NPI Implementation

Medicare Opens Lab Fee-Setting Process for ’08

CMS Seeks More Comment on Switch to Single ABN

CMS Releases Provider Data to Aid NPI Exchange

Lab Spending: How Ripe a Target for Medicare Cuts?

CMS Announces New Waived Tests & Billing Codes

Genetic Testing Study Approved in Senate FDA Bill