NPI Registration

Beginning September 2006, Medi–Cal providers will be able to register their National Provider Identifier (NPI) with the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) through an automated collection system. A new NPI Web page will appear on the Medi-Cal Web site that will contain the link to the NPI registration tool.

HIPAA mandates the use of an NPI beginning May 23, 2007. Providers can authorize the automatic update of existing agreements on file with their NPI information. The collection tool includes a list of agreement forms that contain the current Medi-Cal provider number.

Providers who have more than one active Medi-Cal or CHDP provider number must log in separately for each provider number in order to register their single or sub part NPI. Providers with more than one NPI for a single Medi-Cal or CHDP provider number can register only one NPI through the NPI registration tool.