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Providers Worried: NSC Numbers Revealed on NPI Registry

Published Monday, September 17, 2007

ATLANTA--The new Internet registry of National Provider Identification numbers contains a potential landmine, warned Chris Rice, founder of provider forum competingbid.com, last week. Activated Sept. 4 after months of preparation, the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System database allows health care providers to locate their referral sources' NPI numbers, necessary for submitting compliant claims to Medicare. But Rice said the online registry, which discloses information obtainable through the Freedom of Information Act, also reveals providers' National Supplier Clearinghouse numbers. Displaying an NSC number to the public is akin to knowing someone's Social Security number, he said. "You can ...

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