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Fee For Service Medicare NPI Q&A Session: Common Billing Errors

CMS will host a National Roundtable/Q&A session on common billing errors for Medicare Fee-For-Service providers.

It is recommended that you review a recent MLN Matters article on this topic prior to participating in this call. You can download and print a copy of this article on the CMS website.

In order to receive the call-in information, you must register for the call. It is important to note that if you are planning to sit in with a group, only one person needs to register to receive the call-in data. This registration is solely to reserve a phone line, NOT to allow participation. If you cannot attend the call, replay information is available below.

Registration will close at 2:00 p.m. EDT on August 1, 2007, or when available space has been filled. No exceptions will be made, so please be sure to register prior to this time.

1. To register for the call participants need to go to: http://www2.eventsvc.com/palmettogba
2. Select your time zone from the drop down box at the top of the page to ensure that the time of the call is specific to your time zone.
3. Click “Fee For Service Medicare NPI Q&A Session: Common Billing Errors”.
4. Fill in all required data.
5. Verify your time zone is displayed correctly the drop down box.
6. Click "Register".
7. You will be taken to the “Thank you for registering” page and will receive a confirmation email shortly thereafter. Note: Please print and save this page, in the event that your server blocks the confirmation emails. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please check your spam/junk mail filter as they may have gotten caught in that.

For those of you who will be unable to attend, a replay option will be available shortly following the end of the call. This replay will be accessible from 5:30 p.m. EST 08/02/2007 until 11:59 p.m. EST 08/07/2007. The call in data for the replay is (800) 642-1687 and the passcode is 7025327.