| Q: | Why is my NPI being shared by NPINumberLookup? |
| A: | To simplify finding and providing NPI numbers. By HIPAA law, "Each covered health care provider [must] disclose its NPI, when |
| requested, to any entity that needs the NPI to identify that health care provider in a standard transaction." | |
| Q: | Am I required to obtain and make available my NPI when requested? |
| A: | Most likely, yes. See the response to this question posted on the HHS FAQ. |
| Q: | Is it safe? |
| A: | Yes, it's really not much different than the UPIN lookup already in the public domain. |
| Q: | How will my data be protected? |
| A: | We will only disclose your NPI, name, state, and zip code from the query feature. All of this information is already in the public domain. |
| Otherwise, we never sell your information or provide it to any party. CMS has a site with much more detailed searches. | |
| Q: | Why is this site not password protected? |
| A: | NPIs and associated infomation are in the public domain. |
| Q: | How do you ensure that NPIs in your database are valid? |
| A: | CMS follows a version of the ISO standard Luhn algorithm. We verify all submissions at the time of entry using this algorithm. |
| Q: | I've heard that Medicare is has an NPI Registry. If so, why are you doing this? |
| A: | CMS has a publicly searchable NPI registry, but it is not as quick and easy as this registry. |
| Also, lookups on this registry work well on most mobile devices. | |