The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) Enrollment Record, which contains the National Provider Identifier (NPI) and the name of all physicians and nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) eligible to order and refer in the Medicare program. All physicians and NPPs listed in this enrollment record have current enrollment records in the Medicare program, meaning they also have a record in PECOS that includes an NPI.

CMS will host a Medicare Provider Enrollment Open Door Forum on Feb.  17.