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Why is my NPI being shared by NPINumberLookup? |
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To simplify finding and providing NPI numbers. By HIPAA law, "Each covered health care provider [must] disclose its NPI, when |
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requested, to any entity that needs the NPI to identify that health care provider in a standard transaction." |
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Am I required to obtain and make available my NPI when requested? |
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Most likely, yes. NPIs and associated data are in the public domain. |
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Is it safe? |
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Yes, it's the same data provided by the US government , just made a bit easier to search. |
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How often is the data updated? |
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Data is refreshed weekly, as provided by NPPES. |
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Why is this site not password protected? |
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NPIs and associated infomation are in the public domain. |
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How do you ensure that NPIs in your database are valid? |
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CMS follows a version of the ISO standard Luhn algorithm. We verify all submissions at the time of entry using this algorithm. |
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I've heard that Medicare is has an NPI Registry. If so, why are you doing this? |
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CMS has a publicly searchable NPI registry, but it is not as quick and easy as this registry. |
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Also, lookups on this registry work well on most mobile devices. |
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