CMS Announces System to Apply for an NPI
May 30, 2005 CMS Announces System to Apply for an NPI Beginning May 23, 2005, all health care providers, including Medicare providers, can apply for a new identifier, known as the National Provider Identifier, or NPI. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter on May 6, 2005 to health care providers, announcing a system to apply for an NPI in one of three ways: online at https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/, application by mail, or by sending an application in an electronic file. Required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the NPI is a . . .
