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General Category => General Questions => : Christy January 06, 2015, 04:53:09 PM

: Medicare Provider- switching from SS# to EIN
: Christy January 06, 2015, 04:53:09 PM

Hi all,

I work with a LCSW who enrolled herself with Medicare using her SS# (even though she has an EIN.) We need to switch her enrollment to using her EIN (sole proprietor/ type 1 NPI only.) We thought we would bill up to 12/31 using the SS# and then switch effective Jan 1.

How painful will this be in terms of dealing with medicare? I was on hold for a long while with them, but hung up.... ::)

thanks!!
 :)

: Re: Medicare Provider- switching from SS# to EIN
: Michele January 08, 2015, 11:50:54 PM

You just need to complete the CMS 855I form and a new CMS 588 EFT.  It's not too big of a deal, in my opinion anyway.  We do them all the time.

: Re: Medicare Provider- switching from SS# to EIN
: DMK January 09, 2015, 01:29:43 PM

I agree.  The forms are straight forward.  Double check the information before sending it off.  If you make a mistake, you'll have to start all over again.

It can go pretty quickly (about 30 days) if you do it all correctly, the first time, and send it to the right place!

: Re: Medicare Provider- switching from SS# to EIN
: Christy January 09, 2015, 02:30:39 PM

thanks ladies, the PECOS change of info (where you would do address changes, etc) does not allow this change. Perhaps the paper app does? hmmm.....

: Re: Medicare Provider- switching from SS# to EIN
: PMRNC January 09, 2015, 07:59:14 PM

MAKE SURE YOUR INFO MATCHES WITH iRS AS WELL.. MUST MATCH EXACTLY!