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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.
A Voice for Private Physicians Since 1943
Omnia pro aegroto
National Provider Identifier (NPI)
An NPI Number is
NOT
Required to Opt Out of Medicare
Read Letter from AAPS General Counsel to CMS and Medicare Carrier
posted 11/10/2007
Official government information on NPI - 6/12/2007
Note: There is a procedure for deactivating one’s NPI, but that does not remove the physician from the database. Once in, there is no way out!
National Provider Identifier FAQ
NPI Update - 6/16/07
Action Alert - Delete sensitive information before July 1 - 6/12/2007
Time running out to delete DEA number from publicly available NPI data - 6/06/07
Template letter with citation from the Federal Register stating that HIPAA non-covered entities are not required to obtain an NPI
PDF version
Word version
NPI Update -
AAPS News
June 2007
NPI Update -
AAPS News
March 2007
NPI Update -
AAPS News
January 2007
The National Provider Identifier (NPI) -
AAPS News
September 2006
