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CMS Explains Difference Between NPI and PTAN

Published on Mon Sep 29, 2014

You know just where to list your NPI on your Medicare claims and you have your PTAN handy whenever you call your MAC about a billing issue. But do you know the difference between these two identifiers, and why they both exist? Many providers don’t — and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to clear that up [...]
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