National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) healthcare provider data that are disclosable under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) will be disclosed to the public via the Internet by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) beginning Sept. 4, 2007. Data will be available in two forms: a query-only database known as the National Provider Identifier Registry, and a downloadable file.
CMS is extending the period of time in which enumerated healthcare providers can view their FOIA-disclosable NPPES data and make any edits they believe are necessary prior to the initial disclosure of the data. To ensure that edits are reflected in the NPI Registry when it first becomes operational and in the first downloadable file, healthcare providers need to submit their edits no later than Aug. 20, 2007. Healthcare providers who submit edits on paper need to ensure that they are mailed in time for receipt by that date.
The NPI Registry will become operational on Sept. 4, and the downloadable file will be ready approximately one week later. Get more information.
