Definition of National Plan And Provider Enumeration System (Nppes)

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National Plan And Provider Enumeration System (Nppes)

The term 'National Plan And Provider Enumeration System (Nppes) ' as it applies to the area of Medicare in the United States can be defined as ' The system that uniquely identifies a health care provider (as defined at 45 CFR 160.103) and assigns it an NPI. The system is designed with the future capability to also enumerate health plans once the Secretary has adopted a standard unique health identifier for health plans'.

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