Transmittals

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule - Implementation of Section 113 of the Medicare, Medicaid and State Children

National Competitive Bidding (NCB) for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Phase VII Correction of Common Working File (CWF) Category for Portable Oxygen

Medicare Fraud Edit Module Phase 2

Extension of Reasonable Cost Payment for Clinical Lab Tests Furnished by Hospitals with Fewer Than 50 Beds in Qualified Rural Areas

New Contractor Numbers for the States of Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas in Jurisdiction 4 Part AB Medicare Administrative Services (MAC) Workload

Rejection of X12 276 Claim Status Requests That Lack National Provider Identifiers (NPIs)

NCPDP Inbound Claim and COB Companion Documents Updated for NPI Reporting

Instructions for the Implementation of the Internet-Based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS)

Update Multi-Carrier System (MCS) to Deactivate Billing Numbers for Non-Frequent Billers (Note, this instruction supersedes CR 5296 dated 9/29/2006)

EMERGENCY -- Legislative Change Affecting the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), and Extension of the 2008 Participation Open Enrollment Period.

Support Income Tax Reporting

Adding a CMS Specialty Code for Suppliers of Oxygen and/or Oxygen Related Equipment

Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) Responsibility Transition From Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Program Safeguard Contractor (PSC) to DME Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC)

Incorporation of Recent Regulatory Revisions into Chapter 10 of the Program Integrity Manual

Transition of Responsibility for Medical Review From Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs)

The National Provider and Plan Enumeration System (NPPES) and the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) Data

Update to Requirement to Submit National Provider Identifier (NPI) Notification

The National Provider and Plan Enumeration System (NPPES) and the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) Data

Limitation on Recoupment (935) for Providers, Physicians, and Suppliers Overpayments

Items and Special Services Having Special DME Review Considerations