UPIN Numbers.org http://www.upinnumbers.org UPIN Numbers - What are they? Do I need an UPIN Number? Where to lookup UPIN Numbers Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:36:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Medicare UPIN Numbers Definition http://www.upinnumbers.org/medicare-upin-numbers-definition http://www.upinnumbers.org/medicare-upin-numbers-definition#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:29:04 +0000 admin http://www.upinnumbers.org/?p=8 Medicare UPIN Numbers Definition is as follows:

A UPIN or Unique Physician Identification number used by Medicare for the purpose of identifing doctors thruought the United States. UPINs have a 6 place alpha numberic identifiers and they are assigned to all physicians practicing in the United States.

Back in 1985 the United States Congress authorized creation of the Medicare UPIN Numbers with Section 9202 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. The department responsible for creation is the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services known as the CMS. They have created UPIN Numbers for each Doctor accepting Medicare insurance.

UPIN Numbers were discontinued back in 2007 during the second quarter. The new identifiers in use at this time are the NPI Numbers known as the National Provider Identifier.

To make or view comments goto our Medicare UPIN Number Definiton Page.

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