Medicare
« Previous EntriesCan’t get through to Palmetto GBA Provider Enrollment
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009Things are going from bad to worse. Provider enrollment incorrectly linked one of our provider’s corporate tax id to his personal NPI and deny the entire batch of claims for lacking information. I’m trying to enlighten them on this matter but have been able to get through to Provider Enrollment as ‘all circuits are busy’ [...]
Palmetto Provider Enrollment Wait Time
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009I called Palmetto Provider Enrollment and was on hold for almost 2 hours today!
Wondering when are they going their act together?
Setting up Medicare Electronic Billing with Palmetto GBA
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009It used to only take a couple of weeks to set up electronic billing with NHIC now it takes approximately 40 days and that is if you submit your request online. Also, you can only submit online (Electronic Data Interchange Application Online Request Form) if the provider is already billing electronically. Here’s the link: http://www3.palmettogba.com/pgx_ediRequest/index.jsp
Once [...]
CMS Offers Web-based Enrollment in 15 States and District of Columbia
Sunday, December 7th, 2008Physicians in 15 states (Delaware, Minnesota, New Jersey, Idaho, Missouri, North Carolina, Illinois, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Maryland, Tennessee, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia) can now use CMS web-based system, PECOS ( Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System) site to
Apply for Medicare enrollment online
display and update current enrollment data
check application status submitted online
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LACMA: Palmetto Seminar
Friday, November 21st, 2008Lacma and Palmetto are hosting two educational seminars on the J1-Post Transition on December 9, 2008 to address the issues provider are facing with the switch from NHIC to Palmetto.
Free to Lacma members and cost is $100/person for non-members.
Please see www.lacmanet.org for full details.
Ban on Faxed Prescriptions Deadline Moved
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Much to the relief of Medicare doctors who rely on computer-generated faxes to send prescriptions to pharmacies, the banning of faxed prescriptions deadline has been moved to Jan. 1, 2012. Without this delay, those physicians would have to go back to paper-based prescriptions.
However, Medicare physicians should focused on CMS’ new e-prescribing program which allows for [...]
Palmetto Requiring Complete Information on Providers To Update Any Changes
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008We called in to Palmetto Provider Enrollment to follow up on an application sent in for one of our provider to change his correspondence address. We were on hold for 2 hours and when we got thru, we were told that they needed a more completed application. When we asked why do we need to [...]
More Palmetto GBA’s Bureaucracy
Monday, November 3rd, 2008It is now 6 weeks into the transition and Palmetto’s Medicare CMS contract transition is still causing financial strain for thousands of clinics and providers. So we thought it would be fun to track and share some of our own issues.
Yes, Palmeto - you’re so special that we’ve created a whole section on our site [...]
California Cut Medicare Part B Premiums for Medi-Medi Patients
Friday, October 31st, 2008Starting November 1, 2008, California will no longer pay for Medicare Part B Premiums for Medi-Medi Patients due to budget deficits. This only applies to Medi-Medi patients with a Medi-Cal share of cost exceeding $500. Beginning Saturday, as many people as 57,000 seniors and disabled people in California will see the $96.40 Medicare [...]
Medicare Physician Guide: A Resource for Residents, Practicing Physicians, and Other Health Care Professionals
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008If you do any Medicare billing or are interested in becoming a Medicare provider, then you must download the new 10th edition of Medicare Physician Guide: A Resource for Residents, Practicing Physicians, and Other Health Care Professionals that just came out this month.
The guide is very thorough and include:
Introduction to the Medicare Program
Becoming a Medicare [...]