Do therapists providing services at a mental health clinic need to register their NPI as an individual and an organization?
No. The therapist must register their own NPI with their current Medi-Cal provider number. The mental health clinic must also register its own NPI with the clinic’s Medi-Cal provider number. If the therapists do not currently have a Medi-Cal provider number, they may not register their NPI but the clinic must submit their NPI on all electronic HIPAA-standard transactions. In addition to electronic transactions, Medi-Cal is also requiring an NPI on all paper claims.
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- When we bill clinic option services and SPO services, will we use the NPI # assigned to our CSB only or will we use both the agency NPI # and the individual # assigned to each of our licensed staff?
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