Are there any processing limitations for Internet-based PECOS?
While Internet-based PECOS supports most enrollment application actions, there are some limitations. Physicians and non-physician practitioners cannot use Internet-based PECOS to: • Change his/her name or Social Security Number. • Change an existing business structure. For example: A sole owner of an enrolled Professional Association, Professional Corporation, or Limited Liability Company cannot change the business structure to a sole proprietorship; or An enrolled sole proprietorship cannot be changed to a solely-owned Professional Association, Professional Corporation, or Limited Liability Company. • Reassign benefits to another supplier if that supplier does not have a current Medicare enrollment record in PECOS.
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- Is Internet-based PECOS available to provider and supplier organizations in all states and the District of Columbia?
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