Healthcare providers acquire their unique 10-digit NPIs to identify themselves in a standard way throughout their industry. Individuals or organizations apply for NPIs through the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES).
The purpose of these provisions is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the electronic transmission of health information. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) to assign these unique identifiers.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has developed the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) to assign unique identifiers to health care providers.
Note: CMS recommends that you change your NPPES password before accessing Internet-based PECOS for the first time and at least once a year thereafter. Although your User ID cannot be changed, you should periodically change your password – at least once a year.
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NPPES stands for National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, and is the database used by NPI number holders and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Visit the NPPES website and use your I&A login to get to the electronic application, which takes about 20 minutes to complete. You can use the same website and login credentials to view and update NPI records in the future.