MC025 – Service Provider Tax ID. Is this required if the MC026 – Service NPI is populated?
Yes, Service Provider Tax ID is required on 90 percent of all records. In addition, each record must have MC024 Service Provider Number or MC026 – National Service Provider ID populated. Therefore, at least 90 percent of all claims records will have a Service Provider Tax ID and one other provider number coded on it.
Related Questions
- If a provider has a claim with a date of service prior to December 17, 2007, should the provider use the Medi-Cal provider number or an NPI on the claim?
- Does a clinic need to bill using different NPI numbers, depending on which provider rendered the service, or should a clinic use their own NPI number?
- Does the NPI replace the tax ID number on eligibility, claim status inquiry, referral and precertification transactions?
