Medical Billing Forum
NPI Numbers => NPI Numbers => : glatzp39 February 17, 2018, 07:19:59 PM
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Hello,
I have been in private practice for awhile but always with other groups. 5 years ago I went off on my own and started my own mental health counseling business. I established it (the business) as an LLC using my individual EIN
Using an individual EIN number and an individual NPI number. After 5 years, and in-network with up to 20 insurance/EAP's companies I am moving to change the individual practice into a group practice adding another licensed therapist.
I'm unsure if I need to establish a new group EIN tax number AND a new NPI - 2 GROUP number. Or just an NPI or a new tax EIN.
Please help!
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Since you established an LLC with and EIN you should be able to use that as your group legal business name, EIN & NPI. I'm surprised you used your individual NPI for the LLC though. I would have thought Medicare would have required you to get a type II NPI for that. But we have providers who hire others and have their benefits reassigned to them under their SSN and individual NPI.
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I agree. Most insurance entities would require you to obtain an NPI 2 when using your LLC/EIN mix.
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You only need a Type 2 NPI and then you can add as many providers under it.