National Provider Identifier (NPI) often involves a medical professional assigning a numeric value to a medical procedure for insurance reimbursement purposes.
Explanation:
The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a 10-digit code that can be obtained from NPPES page on CMS website.
It helps in:
- identifying the health care provider
- process transactions
- prevent fraudulent activities
- provide health-care benefit co-ordination
- insurance reimbursement
