Medicare Applications - Which Form is Used to become a Medicare supplier

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Medicare requires that you perfect exact forms put out by Cms when applying to come to be a Medicare provider. Sounds easy sufficient but have you seen the list of forms that they have? How are you suppose to know the definite form to perfect and once you form that out, what fields on the form do you need to fill out?

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If you are a solo provider, can you bill under a tax Id number (Ein number) or do you have to use your group security number? Is it requisite if you use a tax Id number to apply for a group Medicare number? And why would you need to reassign benefits to yourself?

Well it's actually not as involved as it seems. If you are a solo supplier and you are using your group security number for your tax Id number then you need to perfect an 855I, 588 Eft, and a Cms 460. The Cms 460 is the participating supplier agreement. You only need to perfect this if you choose to be a participating Medicare provider. The 588 Eft is the Electronic Funds exchange form. Medicare requires that you accept Eft and they will exchange your payments directly into your bank account. The 855I is the individual supplier application.

If you are a solo supplier who is going to bill under a tax Id number but you are a sole proprietor you also would need to perfect the 855I, 588 Eft and the Cms 460.

When applying for a group, you will need to perfect an 855B, an 855I for each supplier in the group, an 855R for each supplier in the group, a 588 Eft, and a Cms 460. The 855B is the group application and the 855R is to reassign the benefits of each supplier to the group. If you are a solo supplier but you have formed a corporation, you need to apply for a group application for the corporation.

The forms are available on the internet. You must perfect the thorough forms and send them in to the Medicare carrier for your area. It is crucial that you perfect the forms correctly to avoid delays. If your application is not completed thoroughly or correctly the carrier will request the further or corrected information from you. If you do not acknowledge or acknowledge timely your application may be closed.

Medicare Applications - Which Form is Used to become a Medicare supplier