Physician Transmittals
The list below shows the transmittals that are directed to the physician community, but the list may not include all instructions for which physicians are responsible. For a list of all instructions, view the Transmittals web page under Regulations and Guidance.
CR # | Release Date | Subject | MLN Article # |
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5409 | 12/08/2006 | Additional Codes for Physician Voluntary Reporting Program (PVRP) | N/A |
5419 | 12/22/2006 | Provider Migration | N/A |
5426 | 12/22/2006 | Private Contracting- Definition of Physician/Practitioner | MM5426 |
5386 | 12/22/2006 | Revisions to Procedure to Establish Good Cause and Qualified Independent Contractor Jurisdictions | MM5386 |
5459 | 12/22/2006 | Emergency Update to the 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database | MM5459 |
5443 | 12/22/2006 | Payment Amounts and Policies in the 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount | MM5443 |
5428 | 12/22/2006 | Medicare Payment for Preadministration-Related Services Associated with IVIG Administration-Payment Extended through CY 2007 | MM5428 |
5365 | 12/22/2006 | Payment Allowances for the Influenza Virus Vaccine (CPT 90655, 90656, 90657, and 90658) and the Pneumococcal Vaccine (CPT 90732) When Payment is Based on 95 Percent of the Average Wholesale Price (AWP) | MM5365 |
5409 | 01/05/2007 | Additional Codes for Physician Voluntary Reporting Program (PVRP) | N/A |
5468 | 01/05/2007 | Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 Changes to Independent Laboratory Billing for the Technical Component (TC) of Physician Pathology Services | MM5468 |
7243 | 12/14/2010 | Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) 2011 File Layout Manual | N/A |
7046 | 12/14/2010 | NPI Verification for Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Providers for Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Claims Processed by Medicare Fiscal Intermediaries and Part A Medicare Administrative Contractors (A/B MAC). | MM7046 |
6417 | 2010/12/16 | Expansion of the Current Scope of Editing for Ordering/Referring Providers for Claims Processed by Medicare Carriers and Part B Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) | N/A |
5043 | 10/16/07 | Revise the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) to Expand Files to Include a National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Each Legacy Provider Identifier | N/A |
5674 | 10/26/07 | How to Handle the National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Ordering/Referring and Attending/Operating/Other/Service Facility for Medicare Claims | MM5674 |
5774 | 10/26/07 | Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) 2008 File | N/A |
5726 | 2007-11-02 | Rejection of X12 276 Claim Status Requests That Lack National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) | MM5726 |
5777 | 11/02/07 | Update to Place of Service (POS) Code Set: New Code for Temporary Lodging | MM5777 |
5795 | 11/02/07 | Update to Requirement to Submit National Provider Identifier (NPI) Notification | MM5795 |
5716 | 11/02/07 | NCPDP Inbound Claim and COB Companion Documents Updated for NPI Reporting | MM5716 |
5590 | 11/02/07 | Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Changes for Implementation of Stage 3 of National Provider Identifier (NPI) | N/A |
5459 | 01/11/2007 | Emergency Update to the 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database | N/A |
6856 | 04/28/2010 | Expansion of the Current Scope of Editing for Attending Physician Providers for Free-Standing and Provider-Based Home Health Agency Claims Processed by Medicare Regional Home Health Intermediaries | MM6856 |
7300 | 01/07/2011 | Emergency Update to CY 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Database | N/A |
5044 | 06/12/2007 | Revise the VIPS Medicare System (VMS) and Medicare Contractor System (MCS) to Expand Files to Include a National Provider Identifier for Each Legacy Provider Identifier | N/A |
7300 | 12/29/2010 | Emergency Update to the CY 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Database | MM7300 |
7264 | 12/29/2010 | Summary of Policies in the CY 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount | MM7264 |
6085 | 06/20/2008 | Screening Pelvic Examinations | MM6085 |
6104 | 06/13/2008 | 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Establishment of Alternative Reporting Periods and Reporting Criteria | MM6104 |
5761 | 01/04/2008 | NPI Number for Medical Review | N/A |
5698 | 12/28/2007 | 2008 Annual Update for the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Bonus Payment | MM5698 |
5838 | 01/11/2008 | Annual Type of Service (TOS) Update | N/A |
5285 | 03/21/2007 | Provider/Supplier Enrollment Approval Letters | N/A |
5654 | 12/21/2007 | National Provider Identifier Accounts Receivable Netting Process | N/A |
7176 | 01/21/2011 | Accreditation for Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners Supplying the Technical Component of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services | N/A |
5649 | 06/08/2007 | Medicare Fee For Service (FFS) National Provider Identifier (NPI) Crosswalk Status Review | N/A |
5621 | 06/22/07 | Limiting Numbers of Letters Automatically Generated For Claims Suspended When There is No One-to-One Match of National Provider Identifier (NPI) to Legacy Provider Number | N/A |
5476 | 06/19/07 | Revisions to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Disclosure Format | N/A |
5597 | 06/29/2007 | IOM Pub 100-09, Chapters 3, Provider Inquiries and Chapter 6 - Provider Customer Service Program Updates | MM5597 |
5629 | 06/29/07 | Claims Processing Change for Services Submitted with the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Modifiers QB or QU for Claims with Dates of Service On or After January 1, 2006 | MM5629 |
5625 | 06/29/07 | Billing and Payment in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) | MM5625 |
5597 | 07/13/07 | IOM Pub. 100-09, Chapters 3- Provider Inquiries and Chapter6- Provider Customer Service Program Updates | N/A |
5980 | 03/21/2008 | April Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database | MM5980 |
5977 | 03/21/08 | Type of Service (TOS) Corrections | N/A |
5995 | 03/28/08 | Carrier Assignment of Provider Identification Numbers (PINs). | N/A |
5968 | 04/11/2008 | Nursing Facility Services (Codes 99304 -99318) | MM5968 |
5956 | 04/04/2008 | Instructions for Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) and Multi-Carrier System (MCS) Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Changes | N/A |
5972 | 04/11/2008 | Prolonged Services (Codes 99354 - 99359) | MM5972 |
5993 | 05/30/2008 | Critical Care Visits and Neonatal Intensive Care (Codes 99291 - 99292) | MM5993 |
5890 | 01/18/2008 | Additional Information on Reporting a National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Ordering/Referring and Attending/Operating/Other/Service Facility for Medicare Claims | MM5890 |
7319 | 02/04/2011 | April Update to the CY 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM7319 |
7228 | 02/04/2011 | Auto Denial of Claim Line(s) Items Submitted With a GZ Modifier | MM7228 |
7228 | 02/04/2011 | Auto Denial of Claim Line(s) Items Submitted With a GZ Modifier | MM7228 |
7176 | 02/04/2011 | Accreditation for Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners Supplying the Technical Component of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services | MM7176 |
7267 | 02/11/2011 | Primary Care Incentive Payment Program (PCIP) Eligibility for New Providers Enrolled in Medicare | N/A |
5750 | 11/30/2007 | Medicare Exclusion Database (MED) Addition of National Provider Identifier (NPI) | N/A |
5771 | 11/02/2007 | Reporting an NPI and the 'EY' Modifier on Claims for DMEPOS Items Dispensed Without a Physician's Order to Obtain a Medicare Denial for Coordination of Benefits (COB) | MM5771 |
5732 | 11/02/2007 | Calendar Year (CY) 2008 Participation Enrollment and Medicare Participating Physicians and Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD) Procedures | N/A |
5750 | 2007/11/30 | Medicare Exclusion Database (MED) Addition of National Provider Identifier (NPI) | N/A |
5812 | 12/14/2007 | Include NPI for the MBD/NGD extracts from CWF for Hospice and Home Health Episodes | N/A |
6024 | 05/16/2008 | Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) and Affiliate National Provider Identifier (NPI) Process Modifications | N/A |
5972 | 04/18/2008 | Prolonged Services (Codes 99354 - 99359) | MM5972 |
5979 | 04/18/2008 | Assignment of Providers to MACs | MM5979 |
6013 | 05/16/2008 | Physician Fee Schedule Payment Policy Indicator File Record Layout for Use in Processing Method II Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Claims for Professional Services | N/A |
5990 | 05/30/2008 | Institutional Services Paid on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) | N/A |
6087 | 05/30/2008 | July Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM6087 |
6023 | 05/30/2008 | Instructions for Institutional Providers and Suppliers Billing Self-Referred Mammography Claims Regarding the Attending/Referring Physician National Provider Identifier (NPI) | MM6023 |
5595 | 04/20/2007 | Medicare Fee For Service (FFS) National Provider Identifier (NPI) Implementation Contingency Plan | MM5595 |
7049 | 02/28/2011 | Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services for CY 2011 | MM7049 |
7049 | 02/28/2011 | Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services for CY 2011 | MM7049 |
7115 | 03/03/2011 | Incentive Payment Program for Primary Care Services, Section 5501(a) of the Patient Protection and Afforable Care Act (the ACA), Payment to a CAH Paid Under the Optional Method | MM7115 |
6953 | 06/04/2010 | Dermal Injections for Treatment of Facial Lipodystrophy Syndrome (LDS) | MM6953 |
6953 | 06/04/2010 | Dermal Injections for Treatment of Facial Lipodystrophy Syndrome (LDS) | MM6953 |
6998 | 06/04/2010 | Analysis for FISS, CWF and NCH for Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Specialty Codes | N/A |
7010 | 05/28/2010 | Revised Payment Files for the 2010 Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System | MM7010 |
6935 | 06/11/2010 | Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) and E-Prescribing (eRx) Medicare Quality Reporting Incentive Programs Manual | MM6935 |
6912 | 07/09/2010 | Mailing To All Individual Practitioners, Medical Groups and Clinics and Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTF) Who Are Billing or Have Billed For Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services | MM6912 |
6533 | N/A | New Physician Specialty Code for Geriatric Psychiatry | N/A |
6447 | 07/23/2010 | Revisions and Re-issuance of Audiology Policies | MM6447 |
6447 | 07/23/2010 | Revisions and Re-issuance of Audiology Policies | MM6447 |
7080 | 07/30/2010 | Timely Claims Filing: Additional Instructions | MM7080 |
5944 | 02/01/08 | EMERGENCY -- Legislative Change Affecting the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), and Extension of the 2008 Participation Open Enrollment Period. | MM5944 |
6968 | 08/06/2010 | Payment for Implantable Tissue Markers (HCPCS Code A4648) and Implantable Radiation Dosimeters (HCPCS Code A4650) | MM6968 |
6890 | 08/27/2010 | Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 16.3, Effective October 1, 2010 | MM6890 |
5858 | 02/01/2008 | Medicare Fee For Service Legacy Provider IDs Prohibited on Form CMS-1500 and Form CMS-1450 (UB-04) Claims | MM5858 |
7319 | 03/18/2011 | April Update to the CY 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM7319 |
6447 | 09/03/2010 | Revisions and Re-issuance of Audiology Policies | MM6447 |
7112 | 09/17/2010 | October Update to the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM7112 |
7097 | 09/17/2010 | Eligible Physicians and Practitioners Who Need to Enroll in the Medicare Program for the Sole Purpose of Ordering and Referring Services for Medicare Beneficiaries | MM7097 |
7159 | 09/10/2010 | 2011 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Code System (HCPCS) Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Update | MM7159 |
5043 | 05/11/2007 | Revise the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) to Expand Files to Include a National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Each Legacy Provider Identifier | MM5640 |
7046 | 09/10/2010 | Expansion of the Current Scope of Editing for Attending, Operating, or Other Physician or Non-Physician Practitioner Providers for Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Claims Processed by Medicare Fiscal Intermediaries and Part A Medicare Administrative Contractors (A/B MAC) | MM7046 |
7108 | 09/24/2010 | Revised Mailing To All Individual Practitioners, Medical Groups and Clinics and Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTF) Who Are Billing or Have Billed For Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services | N/A |
7124 | 09/24/2010 | 2010 Reminder for Roster Billing and Centralized Billing for Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations | MM7124 |
6856 | 09/28/2010 | Expansion of the Current Scope of Editing for Attending Physician Providers for Free-Standing and Provider-Based Home Health Agency(HHA) Claims Processed by Medicare Regional Home Health Intermediaries (RHHIs) | MM6856 |
6856 | 10/08/2010 | Expansion of the Current Scope of Editing for Attending Physician Providers for Free-Standing and Provider-Based Home Health Agency (HHA) Claims Processed by Medicare Regional Home Health Intermediaries (RHHIs) | MM6856 |
5895 | 02/01/2008 | Summary of Policies in the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount | MM5895 |
5044 | 04/06/2007 | Revise the VIPS Medicare System (VMS) and Medicare Contractor System (MCS) to Expand Files to Include a National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Each Legacy Provider Identifier | N/A |
5937 | 02/05/08 | Extension of the Dates of Service Eligible for the Physician Scarcity Area (PSA) Bonus Payment | N/A |
5902 | 02/08/2008 | Emergency Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database | N/A |
5943 | 02/07/08 | Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 Changes to Independent Laboratory Billing for the Technical Component of Physician Pathology Services | MM5943 |
5853 | 02/01/08 | Use of HCPCS V2787 When Billing Approved Astigmatism-Correcting Intraocular Lens (A-CIOLs) in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs), Physician Offices, and Hospital Outpatient Departments (HOPDs) | MM5853 |
5698 | 08/20/07 | 2008 Annual Update for the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Bonus Payment | MM5698 |
5711 | 08/24/07 | Sunset of the Physician Scarcity Area (PSA) Bonus Payment | MM5711 |
5608 | 09/12/07 | Ultrasound Diagnostic Procedures | MM5608 |
5708 | 09/14/07 | Updating the Internet Only Manual (IOM) to Include Language "";or NPI When Required""; | N/A |
5729 | 09/21/2007 | Unlabeled Use for Anti-Cancer Drugs: Medical Literature Used to Determine Medically Accepted Indications for Drugs and Biologicals Used in Anti-Cancer Treatment | MM5729 |
5677 | 09/21/2007 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Procedures | MM5677 |
5543 | 05/25/2007 | Implementation of the Carrier Jurisdictional Pricing Rules for All Purchased Diagnostic Service Claims | MM5543 |
5549 | 05/25/2007 | Continuation of Legacy Number Reporting on Outbound Claims for COBA Process | N/A |
5433 | 05/25/2007 | Guidelines for Payment of Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT | N/A |
5564 | 05/25/2007 | Clarification of the National Provider Identifier (NPI) Reporting Requirements for Ambulance Service Claims | N/A |
5615 | 05/25/2007 | Department of Veterans Affairs Medicare-equivalent Remittance Advice (MRA) Project: Continued Use of Part A Legacy Provider Numbers After National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) Are Fully Implemented | N/A |
5616 | 05/25/2007 | New Deadline for Required Submission of the Form CMS-1500 (08-05) | N/A |
5640 | 05/11/2007 | Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Coding & Reporting Principles | MM5640 |
5584 | 09/14/07 | Discontinuance of the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) Registry | N/A |
5730 | 09/21/07 | Revisions to 9-Digit ZIP Code List Provided in Change Request 5208 | MM5730 |
5708 | 09/28/07 | Updating the Internet Only Manual (IOM) to Include Language "";or NPI When Required | N/A |
5728 | 10/05/07 | Medicare Fee For Service (FFS) National Provider Identifier (NPI) Final Implementation | MM5728 |
6042 | 07/29/08 | Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008- Legislative Change Concerning Independent Laboratory Billing for the Technical Component of Physician Pathology Services. | MM6042 |
6036 | 07/25/08 | The National Provider and Plan Enumeration System (NPPES) and the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) Data | MM6036 |
6121 | 08/15/2008 | 2008 Reminder For Roster Billing and Centralized Billing For Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations | MM6121 |
6131 | 08/15/2008 | Implementation of a New Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC) No.213. "";Non-compliance with the Physician Self-referral Prohibition Legislation or Payer Policy""; | MM6131 |
7132 | 10/29/2010 | Move the Physician Specialty Code to the FISS Claim Record and Forward to the Common Working File (CWF) and National Claims History (NCH) | N/A |
7061 | 10/29/2010 | Edit to Deny Payment to Physicians and Other Suppliers for the Technical Component (TC) of Pathology Services Furnished on Same Date as Inpatient and Outpatient Services and Implements New Messages | N/A |
5697 | 09/27/07 | Participating Physicians Report - Deletion of Requirement to Forward a Memorandum to CMS Detailing Adjustments to Form F Column 1 (PAR Prior) (from previous enrollment period). | N/A |
7377 | 04/22/2011 | Physician Certification and Recertification of Services Manual Changes | N/A |
6908 | 10/28/2010 | Implementation of Section 2902 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Affordable Care Act) for Indian Health Service (IHS) Part B Services and All Inclusive Rate (AIR) Billing for Return Visits | N/A |
7093 | 10/28/2010 | Change the Name of Physician Specialty Code 12 from Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy to Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine | N/A |
7005 | 08/06/2010 | Payment for Certified Nurse-Midwife Services | MM7005 |
7163 | 11/12/2010 | Update to the Frequency Billing Requirements | MM7163 |
7063 | 08/27/2010 | Section 5501(b) Incentive Payment Program for Major Surgical Procedures Furnished in Health Professional Shortage Areas of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) | N/A |
7060 | 08/27/2010 | Primary Care Incentive Payment Program (PCIP), Section 5501(a) of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) | N/A |
7225 | 11/19/2010 | Reasonable Charge Update for 2011 for Splints, Casts, and Certain Intraocular Lenses | MM7225 |
7209 | 11/19/2010 | New Physician Specialty Codes for Cardiac Electrophysiology and Sports Medicine | MM7209 |
7157 | 10/18/2010 | Calendar Year (CY) 2011 Participation Enrollment and Medicare Participating Physicians and Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD) Procedures | N/A |
5881 | 2008-02-22 | ZIP Code Files by Date of Service | N/A |
5855 | 02/22/08 | Systems Changes for Prescription Order Numbers for the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) for Part B Drugs and Biologicals | MM5855 |
5948 | 02/22/08 | Part B Drug Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) Quarterly Drug List Update | MM5948 |
5793 | 2008-02-22 | Payment for Initial Hospital Care Services (Codes 99221 - 99233) and Observation or Inpatient Care Services (Including Admission and Discharge Services) (Codes 99234 - 99236) | MM5793 |
5791 | 2008-02-22 | Payment for Hospital Observation Services (Codes 99217 - 99220) and Observation or Inpatient Care Services (Including Admission and Discharge Services - Codes 99234 - 99236) | MM5791 |
5931 | 2008-02-22 | MANUALIZATION of Payment for Outpatient ESRD-Related Services | MM5931 |
5932 | 2008-02-22 | Teaching Physician Requirements For ESRD Monthly Capitation Payment (MCP) | MM5932 |
5794 | 2008-02-22 | Subsequent Hospital Visits and Hospital Discharge Day Management Services Codes (99231 - 99239) | MM5794 |
5906 | 2008-02-29 | Collapsing Medicare Provider Transaction Access Numbers (PTANs) to Ensure a One-to-One National Provider Identifier (NPI) Match | MM5906 |
7361 | 04/27/2011 | Section 1833 (a)(1)(F) of the Social Security Act - Payment of Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in a Method II Critical Access Hospital (CAH) | N/A |
5910 | 2008-02-22 | Clarification to CR 5744 - Payment Allowance Update for the Influenza Virus Vaccine CPT 90660 and Further Instruction Regarding the Pneumococcal Vaccine CPT 90669 | MM5910 |
5792 | 03/07/08 | Payment for Inpatient Hospital Visits- General (Codes 99221-99239) | MM5792 |
6100 | 08/29/08 | Physician Signature Requirements for Diagnostic Tests | MM6100 |
6180 | 08/22/08 | October Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM6180 |
6150 | 08/29/08 | 2009 Annual Update for the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Bonus Payments | MM6150 |
6131 | 08/21/08 | I Implementation of a New Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC) No.213. "";Non-compliance with the Physician Self-referral Prohibition Legislation or Payer Policy""; | MM6131 |
6953 | 11/24/2010 | Dermal Injections for Treatment of Facial Lipodystrophy Syndrome (LDS) | MM6953 |
7003 | 07/09/2010 | End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Home Dialysis Monthly Capitation Payment (MCP) | MM7003 |
7079 | 12/03/2010 | Annual Wellness Visit (AWV), Including Personalized Prevention Plan Services (PPPS) | N/A |
7079 | 12/03/2010 | Annual Wellness Visit (AWV), Including Personalized Prevention Plan Services (PPPS) | N/A |
7115 | 12/03/2010 | Primary Care Incentive Payment Program (PCIP), Section 550(a) of the Patien Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act), Payment to a CAH Paid Under the Optional Method | MM7115 |
5909 | 2008-02-22 | Items and Special Services Having Special DME Review Considerations | MM5909 |
5578 | 05/30/2007 | Update to Publication 100-4, Chapters 1 & 15 for ZIP5 and ZIP9 Medicare ZIP Code Files. | N/A |
5584 | 05/31/2007 | Discontinuance of the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) Registry | MM5584 |
5393 | 06/01/2007 | Expand PSC Data Transfer Files to Include a National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Each Legacy Provider Identifier | N/A |
5614 | 05/29/2007 | Discontinuance of the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) Registry | N/A |
5288 | 05/02/2008 | Incident To Policy Update | MM5288 |
5717 | 02/29/2008 | Update to Audiology Policie | MM5717 |
5717 | 02/29/2008 | Update to Audiology Policies | MM5717 |
5791 | 02/22/2008 | Payment for Hospital Observation Services (Codes 99217 - 99220) and Observation or Inpatient Care Services (Including Admission and Discharge Services - Codes 99234 - 99236) | MM5791 |
5792 | 03/07/2008 | Payment for Inpatient Hospital Visits- General (Codes 99221-99239) | MM5792 |
5792 | 06/27/2008 | Payment for Inpatient Hospital Visits (Codes 99221 - 99239) | MM5792 |
5793 | 02/22/2008 | Payment for Initial Hospital Care Services (Codes 99221 - 99233) and Observation or Inpatient Care Services (Including Admission and Discharge Services) (Codes 99234 - 99236) | MM5793 |
5794 | 02/22/2008 | Subsequent Hospital Visits and Hospital Discharge Day Management Services Codes (99231 - 99239) | MM5794 |
5871 | 01/10/2008 | Outpatient Therapy Caps without KX Modifier Exceptions Start January 1, 2008 | MM5871 |
5871 | 01/17/2008 | Outpatient Therapy Caps without KX Modifier Exceptions Start January 1, 2008 | N/A |
5895 | 02/01/2008 | Summary of Policies in the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount | MM5895 |
5902 | 02/05/2008 | Emergency Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database | N/A |
5921 | 05/07/2008 | Therapy Personnel Qualifications and Policies Effective January 1, 2008 | MM5921 |
5931 | 02/22/2008 | MANUALIZATION of Payment for Outpatient ESRD-Related Services | MM5931 |
5932 | 02/22/2008 | Teaching Physician Requirements For ESRD Monthly Capitation Payment (MCP) | MM5932 |
5968 | 04/11/2008 | Nursing Facility Services (Codes 99304 -99318) | MM5968 |
5972 | 04/11/2008 | Prolonged Services (Codes 99354 - 99359) | MM5972 |
5980 | 03/21/2008 | April Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database | MM5980 |
5993 | 06/06/2008 | Critical Care Visits and Neonatal Intensive Care (Codes 99291 - 99292) | MM5993 |
6061 | 07/18/2008 | Clarifications to Audiology Update Transmittal 1470, Change Request 5717 | MM6061 |
6087 | 05/30/2008 | July Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM6087 |
6130 | 12/24/2008 | Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services | MM6130 |
6130 | 12/24/2008 | Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services | MM6130 |
6180 | 08/22/2008 | October Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM6180 |
6208 | 12/31/2008 | Adjustment for Medicare Mental Health Services | MM6208 |
6215 | 11/14/2008 | Adding Certain Entities as Originating Sites for Payment of Telehealth Services--Section 149 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) | MM6215 |
6215 | 11/14/2008 | Adding Certain Entities as Originating Sites for Payment of Telehealth Services--Section 149 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) | N/A |
6349 | 12/19/2008 | Summary of Policies in the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount | MM6349 |
6005 | 09/25/2009 | Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) Services | MM6005 |
6303 | 05/01/2009 | Requirements for Specialty Codes | MM6303 |
6351 | 01/02/2009 | Emergency Update to the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM6351 |
6375 | 10/02/2009 | Place of Service (POS) and Date of Service (DOS) Instructions for the Interpretation (Professional Component) and Technical Component of Diagnostic Tests | MM6375 |
6375 | 12/11/2009 | Place of Service (POS) and Date of Service (DOS) Instructions for the Interpretation (Professional Component) and Technical Component of Diagnostic Tests | MM6375 |
6381 | 04/24/2009 | Speech-Language Pathology Private Practice Payment Policy | N/A |
6381 | 04/24/2009 | Speech-Language Pathology Private Practice Payment Policy | MM6381 |
6397 | 03/04/2009 | April Update to the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM6397 |
6458 | 04/24/2009 | List of Medicare Telehealth Services | N/A |
6458 | 04/24/2009 | List of Medicare Telehealth Services | MM6458 |
6484 | 05/29/2009 | July Update to the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM6484 |
6497 | 06/26/2009 | DME MAC Instructions for Therapy Caps 2009 | N/A |
6510 | 08/07/2009 | Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) Certified Diabetic Educator | MM6510 |
6518 | 07/31/2009 | Appropriate Use of Modifier 50 and Add-On Codes for Facet Joint Injections Services | MM6518 |
6518 | 07/31/2009 | Appropriate Use of Modifier 50 and Add-On Codes for Facet Joint Injections Services | MM6518 |
6579 | 11/27/2009 | Payment for Implantable Tissue Markers (HCPCS Code A4648) | MM6579 |
6617 | 08/28/2009 | October Update to the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM6617 |
6617 | 09/01/2009 | October Update to the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM6617 |
6660 | 11/13/2009 | Therapy Cap Values for Calendar Year (CY) 2010 | MM6660 |
6660 | 11/23/2009 | Therapy Cap Values for Calendar Year (CY) 2010 | MM6660 |
6686 | 10/30/2009 | Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Limitation | MM6686 |
6686 | 10/30/2009 | Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Limitation | MM6686 |
6686 | 10/30/2009 | Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Limitation | MM6686 |
6705 | 12/18/2009 | Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services for CY 2010 | MM6705 |
6705 | 12/18/2009 | Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services for CY 2010 | MM6705 |
6740 | 12/14/2009 | Revisions to Consultation Services Payment Policy | MM6740 |
6756 | 12/23/2009 | Summary of Policies in the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount | MM6756 |
6447 | 05/28/2010 | Revisions and Re-issuance of Audiology Policies | MM6447 |
6447 | 05/28/2010 | Revisions and Re-issuance of Audiology Policies | MM6447 |
6796 | 01/06/2010 | Emergency Update to the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database | MM6796 |
6973 | 05/10/2010 | Revised Payment Files for the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) and Retroactive Provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148) (the Affordable Care Act) | MM6973 |
6974 | 06/25/2010 | July Update to the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database | MM6974 |
6980 | 06/11/2010 | Clarifications and Updates of Therapy Services Policies | N/A |
6756 | 12/29/2009 | Summary of Policies in the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount | MM6756 |
6648 | 10/02/2009 | Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) 2010 File Layout | N/A |
6648 | 10/09/2009 | Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) 2010 File Layout | N/A |
6613 | 10/09/2009 | Add Physician Specialty Code 27 (Geriatric Psychiatry) to CROWD Form F (Participating Physicians/Supplier Report) | N/A |
6613 | 12/04/2009 | Add Physician Specialty Code 27 (Geriatric Psychiatry) to CROWD Form F (Participating Physicians/Supplier Report) | N/A |
5528 | 02/26/2007 | April Update to the 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database | MM5528 |
5472 | 02/02/2007 | Differentiating Mass Adjustments From Other Types of Adjustments and Claims for Crossover Purposes and Revising the Detailed Error Report Special Provider Notification Letters | N/A |
5208 | 02/02/2007 | Use of 9-Digit ZIP codes for Determining the Correct Payment Locality for Services Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Anesthesia Service | N/A |
5208 | 03/09/2007 | Use of 9-Digit ZIP codes for Determining the Correct Payment Locality for Services Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Anesthesia Services | N/A |
5558 | 03/09/2007 | Program Overview: 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative | N/A |
7397 | 05/13/2011 | Pharmacy Billing for Drugs Provided, Incident To,a Physician Service | MM7397 |
7430 | 05/20/2011 | July Update to the CY 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | N/A |
7412 | 05/20/2011 | Postcard Mailing for the Annual Participation Open Enrollment Period | N/A |
7109 | 12/10/2010 | Pharmacy Billing for Drugs Provided Incident to a Physician Service | N/A |
7423 | 05/27/2011 | Medicare Preventive and Screening Services | N/A |
7050 | 12/21/2010 | Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) for Selected Therapy Services | MM7050 |
6696 | 09/01/2011 | Ordering/Referring Providers Who Are not Enrolled in Medicare | N/A |
7097 | 09/01/2011 | Eligible Physicians and Practitioners who need to Enroll in the Medicare Program for the Sole Purpose of Ordering and Referring Services for Medicare Beneficiaries | MM7097 |
7405 | 08/26/2011 | Clarification of Evaluations and Management Payment Policy | N/A |
7542 | 08/26/2011 | Attending Physician Identifiers on Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institution Claims | MM7542 |
7552 | 08/26/2011 | Title: 2012 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Update | MM7552 |
7554 | 08/26/2011 | Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) 2012 File Layout | N/A |
7538 | 08/26/2011 | Clarification to Chapter 26, Section 10.4 - Items 14-33 - Provider of Service or Supplier Information | MM7538 |
7378 | 09/14/2011 | Teaching Physician Services | N/A |
6417 | 10/19/2011 | Expansion of the Current Scope of Editing for Ordering/Referring Providers for claims processed by Medicare Carriers and Part B Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) | N/A |
6417 | 10/28/2011 | Expansion of the Current Scope of Editing for Ordering/Referring Providers for claims processed by Medicare Carriers and Part B Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) | N/A |
7587 | 10/28/2011 | Payment for Multiple Surgeries in a Method II Critical Access Hospital (CAH) | MM7587 |
7573 | 10/17/2011 | Calendar Year (CY) 2012 Participation Enrollment and Medicare Participating Physicians and Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD) Procedures | N/A |
7419 | 11/04/2011 | Instructions for Processing Physicians and other Suppliers Debts that have been Confirmed as Identity Theft | N/A |
7607 | 11/04/2011 | Annual Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Files Delivery and Implementation Manualization | N/A |
7628 | 11/18/2011 | Reasonable Charge Update for 2012 for Splints, Casts, and Certain Intraocular Lenses | N/A |
7397 | 07/01/2011 | Pharmacy Billing for Drugs Provided Incident to a Physician Service This CR rescinds and fully replaces CR 7109. | N/A |
7397 | 12/15/2011 | Pharmacy Billing for Drugs Provided "Incident To" a Physician Service. This CR rescinds and fully replaces CR 7109. | MM7397 |
7671 | 12/16/2011 | Summary of Policies in the CY 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount | MM7671 |
7453 | 07/08/2011 | Influenza Virus Vaccine | N/A |
7453 | 07/08/2011 | Influenza Virus Vaccine | N/A |
7442 | 12/23/2011 | Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) on Certain Diagnostic Imaging Procedures | MM7442 |
7672 | 12/29/2011 | January 2012 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) | MM7672 |
7672 | 12/29/2011 | January 2012 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) | MM7672 |
7682 | 12/29/2011 | January 2012 Update of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Payment System (ASC) | MM7682 |
7489 | 11/25/2011 | Instructions to Accept and Process All Ambulance Transportation Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes | MM7489 |
7671 | 01/18/2012 | Summary of Policies in the CY 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule and the Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount | N/A |
7737 | 01/20/2012 | Emergency Update to the CY 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM7737 |
7177 | 08/03/2011 | Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Enrollment Procedures | N/A |
7520 | 08/05/2011 | Clarification of Payment for ESRD-Related Services Under the Monthly Capitation Payment | N/A |
7397 | 08/05/2011 | Pharmacy Billing for Drugs Provided Incident To a Physician Service. This CR rescinds and fully replaces CR 7109. | N/A |
7528 | 08/19/2011 | October Update to the CY 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | N/A |
7661 | 01/27/2012 | Analysis of Improper Overpayments to Design Edits to Correct these Overpayments in CWF, MCS, and FISS | |
7673 | 01/26/2012 | Analysis and Design of Edits to Correct Recovery Auditor Identified Improper Payments in MCS. | |
7687 | 01/26/2012 | Update to Abortion Condition Codes Associated With Reason Code 32809 | MM7687 |
7684 | 01/26/2012 | Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) for Physician Services for Certain Diagnostic Imaging Procedures in Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) | MM7684 |
7730 | 01/25/2012 | Direct Mailing to Medicare Providers About the 2012 Electronic Prescribing Payment | |
7578 | 02/17/2012 | Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) and Common Working File (CWF) System Enhancement for Storing Line Level Rendering Physicians/Practitioners National Provider Identifier (NPI) and Physician Specialty Code Information | MM7578 |
7703 | 02/03/2012 | Interaction of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) on Imaging Procedures and the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Cap on the Technical Component of Imaging Procedures | MM7703 |
7631 | 02/03/2012 | Revised and Clarified Place of Service (POS) Coding Instructions | MM7631 |
7636 | 11/23/2011 | Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease | MM7636 |
7636 | 11/23/2011 | Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease | MM7636 |
7633 | 11/23/2011 | Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse | MM7633 |
7633 | 11/23/2011 | Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse | MM7633 |
7637 | 11/23/2011 | Screening for Depression in Adults | MM7637 |
7641 | 2012-03-07 | Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity | MM7641 |
7767 | 2012-03-14 | Emergency March 2012 Update (MCTRJCA) to the CY 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Database | MM7767 |
7727 | 2012-03-23 | Medicare Quality Reporting Incentive Programs Manual Update | MM7727 |
7745 | 2012-03-23 | April Update to the CY 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | MM7745 |
7637 | 2012-03-23 | Screening for Depression in Adults | MM7637 |
7636 | 2012-03-23 | Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease | MM7636 |
7633 | 2012-03-26 | Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse | MM7633 |
7397 | 2012-04-04 | Pharmacy Billing for Drugs Provided "Incident To" a Physician Service. This CR rescinds and fully replaces CR 7109. | N/A |
7631 | 2012-03-29 | Revised and Clarified Place of Service (POS) Coding Instructions | N/A |
7764 | 2012-04-26 | Anesthesiologist Services with a Modifier GC in a Method II Critical Access Hospital (CAH) | MM7764 |
7755 | 2012-04-26 | Ensuring Hospice Certifying Physician Identifiers Are Fully Processed | MM7755 |
7600 | 2012-04-27 | New Physician Specialty Code for Sleep Medicine and Sports Medicine | MM7600 |
7600 | 2012-04-27 | New Physician Specialty Code for Sleep Medicine and Sports Medicine | MM7600 |
7819 | 2012-05-18 | Coding Changes to Ultrasound Diagnostic for Tranesophageal Doppler Monitoring | MM7819 |
7844 | 2012-06-01 | July Update to the CY 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | N/A |
7879 | 2012-07-27 | Physician Quality reporting System and Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program Pub 110-22 Medicare Quality reporting Incentive Programs Manual. | N/A |
7877 | 2012-08-02 | Posting the Limiting Charge after Applying the e-Prescribing (eRx) Negative Adjustment | MM7877 |
7872 | 2012-08-03 | Payment of Global Surgical Split Care in a Method II Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Submitted with Modifier 54 and/or 55 | MM7872 |
7884 | 2012-08-10 | New Non-Physician Specialty Code for Centralized Flu | MM7884 |
7884 | 2012-08-10 | New Non-Physician Speciality Code for Centralized Flu | |
8017 | 08/24/2012 | October Update to the CY 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) |
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