NPI
Abbreviation Administrative Assisting
National Provider Identifier: the unique 10-digit number HIPAA requires for health care providers on claims.
Related terms
- HIPAAHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which sets federal privacy and security rules…
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- ICD-10-CMInternational Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification: the code set for diagnoses.
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- MSPMedicare Secondary Payer: rules that make another insurer pay before Medicare in certain situations.
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- PPOPreferred provider organization: a managed care plan that pays more for in-network care but still pays part…
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