ÿþ<html> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered)"> <title>Medicare Enrollment Revalidation List Released</title> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p.msonospacing, li.msonospacing, div.msonospacing {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:#1F497D'>Medicare Enrollment Revalidation List Released</span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>Section 6401 (a) of the Affordable Care Act established a requirement for all enrolled providers and suppliers to revalidate their enrollment information under new enrollment screening criteria. </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>This revalidation effort applies to those providers and suppliers that were enrolled prior to March 25, 2011. Newly enrolled providers and suppliers that submitted their enrollment applications to CMS on or after March 25, 2011, are not impacted.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>Between now and the <b>extended date of March 23, 2015</b>, MACs will send out notices on a regular basis to begin the revalidation process for each provider and supplier.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>Providers and suppliers must wait to submit the <b>revalidation only after being asked by their MAC to do so.</b></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>To see if this process will impact your practice and to download a listing of all providers and suppliers <b>who were mailed a revalidation letter</b> during this initial phase, go to the link here.&nbsp;You can search via your NPI number or name.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.cms.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/11_Revalidations.asp#TopOfPage" title="https://www.cms.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/11_Revalidations.asp#TopOfPage"><span style='color:#1F497D'>https://www.cms.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/11_Revalidations.asp#TopOfPage</span></a> </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>If you are on this list, check to make sure that the Revalidation letter was received and responded to and not misplaced.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>If you are not on this list, do nothing at this time.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1F497D'>------------------------------------------</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:#1F497D'>James A. McNally, CPC</span></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:#1F497D'>Health Care Consultant Services</span></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>