The Privacy Shield.
NPIs for sole proprietors - your number, your identity, your privacy shield.
- Lessons
- 9
- Running time
- 25 min
- Includes
- PDF guide
Fourteeners on BLM land
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Nine lessons, in order.
Each lesson stands on its own, 25 min in all. Start at the first waypoint, or go straight to the one you need.
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Introduction
Your NPI Journey
For the solo provider running their own practice - the full walk, start to finish, to get your NPI.
2 min Start -
Lesson 2
What Is an NPI
A 10-digit number CMS assigns through NPPES - yours forever, never changing, never expiring.
2 min Start -
Lesson 3
Getting Started
The two systems you will work in to get an NPI - NPPES and I&A - and why people mix them up.
4 min Start -
Lesson 4
The Application
Walking through the online NPPES application - about 20 minutes from login to number.
3 min Start -
Lesson 5
The Privacy Shield
Your tax ID defaults to your personal SSN - the EIN step that keeps it off your enrollment and your claims.
2 min Start -
Lesson 6
Keeping It Current
The 30-day federal rule for reporting changes to your NPI record - where solo providers get into trouble.
4 min Start -
Closing
Your Data, Your Name
Stepping back at what you built - your NPI, and the privacy shield that keeps your SSN off the record.
3 min Start -
Lesson 8
Weaving into Credentialing
3 min Start -
Conclusion
The Digital Translation
1 min Start