NPI Explained: Why You NEED One for Your Practice - My Dietitian Journey
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- Felicia breaks down what an NPI is, why you need one for your private practice, and how to get one.
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NPI Explained: Why You NEED One for Your Practice - My Dietitian Journey
Felicia Porrazza is a registered and licensed dietitian with a masters degree in dietetics administration, ACSM certified personal trainer, National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, nutrition faculty instructor at Bucks Community College, and owner of Porrazza Nutrition LLC. In her private practice, she works one-on-one with clients to help them develop an understanding of healthy eating and fitness. Felicia is a provider for insurance companies, but also works with clients out-of-pocket. She specializes in combining plant-based eating with fitness programs, specifically targeting beginner strength-training.
Disclaimer: Information provided is not intended to constitute legal or medical advice. All information is for general educational purposes only.
Hi Felicia thank you so much for this video. I had a question, I am about to work for this outpatient health center that's part of this large network including hospitals and other healthcare facilities and was asked to apply for an NPI. I've never had one before. Do you know if I would have to apply for an individual (Type 1) or an organization type 2? Thank you for your help!
Type 1 NPI!
@@mydietitianjourney Thanks!
Hi, since I have an individual npi and I will have an npi type 2 for my practice. Do I need to enter both on the cms1500 form. type1 in box 24 and type2 in box 33? thanks
Hey! yes, as long as your insurance contracts have both NPIs and you set up as the group you would use both. You would have the individual NPI in 24J for rendering provider and the group NPI in box 33 as the billing provider.
Thanks! I had to obtain an NPI to do outpatient counseling at a hospital. Would I use the same NPI for my private business?
Hey Stephen, If you have an individual NPI, that will stay the same. The individual NPI stays the same even if you change work settings. According to the CMS "Your NPI won’t change, even if your name, address, taxonomy, or other information changes." You may need to update the information on file with the NPPES NPI Registry (like you mailing address and primary practice address though). Did you set-up the NPI information or did your employer? If you are obtaining a group NPI for your practice, you will end up linking the individual to the group.
@@mydietitianjourney Thanks Felicia. That makes sense. I set up the NPI, so I assume that means it's individual.
@@stephenalajajian You can do a search on the NPPES NPI registry to check. It shows whether the NPI is type 1 as an individual or not. Likely that is what it is. You can then log in to NPPES to update any info! npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/
@@mydietitianjourney Great, thanks!