EDI E-Signature User Guide

EDI Registration Form

This form is used for batch billing enrollment:

  • Part A/B providers who submit batch transactions to Medicare, such as transmitting 837 claims, receiving 835 electronic remittances and requesting 276/277 claims status and response. Providers have the ability to submit directly to NGS as a direct-biller, or utilize a third party billing service or clearinghouse to submit on their behalf.
  • Third Party Billing Services or Clearinghouses to obtain/update their Trading Partner ID.

Note: Up to 25 PTAN/NPI combinations within the same Contractor Code can be submitted through this form.

Section I: Action

This section is used to determine the necessary action taken for the PTAN(s) entered.

  • Obtain TPID – Obtain a new Trading Partner ID for an entity. Note: TP IDs are contractor code-specific.
  • Update TPID – Update an active Trading Partner ID currently on file with NGS (add PTAN(s), transaction types, software vendors, etc.).
    • Note: Making updates to a TP ID can only be authorized by the owner of the ID.
  • Link to Third Party – Providers allowing a billing service and/or clearinghouse to exchange transactions with NGS on their behalf.
  • Submitter type – this field will auto-populate based on what is selected within the guided enrollment.
  1. What is the Trading Partner ID?

    The ID used to exchange transactions with NGS. This is the 4-9 alpha-numeric ID (only required when the action Update TPID or Link to Third Party is selected in Section I).

Select Transactions Authorized for this Submitter

  • Claims (837)
  • Remittances (835)
  • Claims Status and Response (276/266)

Note: these three transactions are auto-populated based on what is selected within the guided enrollment.

  • Update Trading Partner Demographic Information – used to update the address and/or contact information currently on file with NGS (this is only available when the action Update TPID is selected in Section I). Note: Making updates to a TP ID can only be authorized by the owner of the ID.

Section II: Provider/Facility Information

  1. What is a Network Service Vendor?

    The approved NSV that provides access to the NGS EDI gateway that you have a service agreement with (only required when the action Obtain or Update TPID is selected in Section I).

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