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Alternate Name
Item #
Length
Source of Standard
Column #
3105
10
CMS
711 - 720
Description
This field identifies the NPI number (National Provider Identifier) of the facility at the time it initially accessioned the tumor.
NPI, a unique identification number for US health care providers, was scheduled for 2007-2008 implementation by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). For billing purposes, large practices and large group providers were required to use NPI codes by May 2007; small health plans were required to use NPI codes by May 2008.
Rationale
The NPI-Archive FIN is the functional equivalent of Archive FIN [3100].
Codes [only valid NPI assigned 10-digit numeric codes (9-digit number plus 1 check digit). The check digit algorithm is available at:
https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/NPIRegistryHome.do]