| Q: | Am I required to disclose my NPI when requested? |
| A: | Basically, yes. See the response to this question posted on the HHS FAQ. |
| Q: | Is it safe to have my NPI in the public domain? |
| A: | Yes, it's really not much different than the UPIN lookup already in the public domain. |
| Q: | Why did you bother to put together this site? |
| A: | Fair question. I am an office manager of a small private practice. I have a background in programming. I got tired of the inefficiencies |
| of exchanging NPI information. I wanted an non-cumbersome alternative to all the faxing madness, so I built this site. I hope it catches | |
| on so that it will be useful to many people. | |
| Q: | Why is this site not password protected? |
| A: | C'mon, really? Do you really want to remember another password. Let's make it easy. BTW, providing your NPI to requesting parties |
| is required by law. No need to jump through hoops. | |
| 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 releasing an NPI Registry. If so, why are you doing this? |
| A: | CMS hosts a publicly searchable NPI registry. However, the rollout has been delayed and the site is often unavailable. Our site |
| includes the same data on the CMS site. | |
| Q: | Are you affiliated with NPIBase.org? |
| A: | Yes, it's the same site. |