In January 2012, all Part B suppliers including physicians, and non-physician practitioners performing the technical component of advanced diagnostic imaging services-also known as ADI-who are paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will need to be accredited by one of the CMS-approved accrediting organizations. The accreditation organization will transmit all necessary data to CMS on an ongoing basis. Your Medicare billing contractor will receive these data from CMS. Due to this file being received at CMS from the accrediting organizations, it is not necessary for the providers to supply the ADI information on their respective 855 form(s) or in the PECOS enrollment system.
Reminder: When submitting your information to the accrediting organization, make sure you provide the NPI that you used to register the legal business name of the facility in the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). If you provided the incorrect NPI, please notify your accrediting organization as soon as possible. See the following MLN articles for more information on the ADI certification requirement : § Accreditation for Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners Supplying the Technical Component (TC) of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (ADI) Services<http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM7176.pdf> § Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Enrollment Procedures<http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM7177.pdf> It's a Busy Time of Year. Make each office visit an opportunity to talk with your patients about the importance of getting the seasonal flu vaccination and a one-time pneumococcal vaccination. Remember, Medicare pays for these vaccinations for all beneficiaries with no co-pay or deductible. The seasonal flu and invasive pneumococcal disease kill thousands of people in the United States each year, most of them 65 years of age and older. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recommends that healthcare workers and caregivers be vaccinated against the seasonal flu. Protect your patients. Protect your family. Protect yourself. Get the Flu Vaccine-Not the Flu. Remember - The flu vaccine plus its administration are covered Part B benefits. CMS has posted the 2011-2012 seasonal flu vaccine payment limits at http://www.CMS.gov/McrPartBDrugAvgSalesPrice/10_VaccinesPricing.asp. Note that the flu vaccine is NOT a Part D-covered drug. For more information on coverage and billing of the flu vaccine and its administration, as well as related educational provider resources, visit http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/35_PreventiveServices.asp and http://www.cms.gov/immunizations. Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.gov/ContactCMS). Thank you.
