PECOS

PECOS Enrollment Moved Up to July 6, 2010

PECOS (Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System) enrollment deadline will be moved up by six months from January 1, 2011, to July 6, 2010. Medicare is authorized to reject claims if an ordering or referring physician is not identified in Medicare's Internet-based PECOS enrollment system.

Medicare Internet-based PECOS Enrollment Guide for Individuals

Physicians face the possibility of having their claims or orders for Medicare services rejected if they are not enrolled in Medicare’s Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). If you are not in PECOS, you can add or revalidate your enrollment with the CMS 855I enrollment form submitted to Palmetto GBA, or utilize the Internet-based PECOS enrollment system. CMA has developed this document to guide you through the process, from determining if you are in PECOS, to accessing the Internet–based PECOS enrollment system.

SDCMS "News You Can Use" (2010.02.08)

SDCMS “News You Can Use”
— February 8, 2010

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Medicare Introduces New Online Enrollment Option

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented a new online system for physicians and other providers to submit Medicare enrollment applications. Known as Internet-based "Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System" (PECOS), the system allows physicians to initiate enrollment, view enrollment information, report changes, voluntarily terminate from the Medicare program, and track the status of an application submitted online.