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Merry:
You are right..I think the word reassigned was misused..Sounds like a change of address situation. But great to discuss this openly so that we can all learn

RichardP:

--- Quote from: dekenn on December 03, 2013, 05:38:28 PM ---... if a physician is a sole proprietor ... He does not need a type 2 NPI if he is not incorporated.
--- End quote ---

Correct.  If the physician is not incorporated.  All of our clients are sole proprietors in private practice and all are incorporated.  Therefore, all need and use two NPI Numbers.

This is my statement from above:  That billing entity would also need to acquire Type 1 NPI Numbers (who did the work) for all hirelings / owners who do work for that doctors group.  I need to review my information on NPI Numbers, as I was typing off the top of my head last night.  I seem to remember that, at one point, that was a true statement, but maybe it is no longer true - or maybe my application of that point is incorrect.  I read a lot leading up to the implementation of the NPI Numbers, and after they were implemented.  There were a number of changes in requirements made leading up to implementation, and some changes made after implementation - changes that messed up some of our clients good for a while.  I may be remembering a proposal that was not implemented, or implemented and then changed.

But this discussion of the NPI Number process is getting way outside the realm of the original question.

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