A provider identification number is given to a health-care professional as a way to identify the provider in all financial and administrative transactions. The provider identification number became a requirement after passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA standards. You can apply for a provider identification number online or use a paper application.
Instructions
1. Apply online through the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System website. The web application will speed up the processing of your application. To start the application, you will need to designate a user name and password to use on the site.
2. Give the name of the provider, practice contact information, the provider's Social Security number, and the taxonomy of the provider (what type of health care he provides).
3. Provide your state license number. State licenses are given to health-care professionals when they start to practice medicine. This number must be listed on the provider identification number application.
4. Submit the application. Within 15 days, you should receive notification by email of the status of your application as well as your provider identification number. If you do not receive an email within this time, contact a National Plan and Provider Enumeration System moderator through the website.
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