Provider Enrollment: Resources from NGSMedicare.com to Streamline the CMS-855A Application Process

To eliminate the need for additional information requests, NGS offers a variety of provider enrollment resources on our website. These include valuable tips, resources, topics and webinars designed to assist you before you submit a paper CMS enrollment form or a PECOS application. Before submitting, consider reviewing the materials linked below or attending a webinar session.

Provider Enrollment Topics

• Learn About PECOS: Update all necessary topics and verify signatures.
  • Enroll Using PECOS
  • Submit your Change Using PECOS  
  • Submit Revalidation Using PECOS
• Reporting Changes in Ownership, Acquisitions, Mergers, or Consolidations
  • Understanding Types of CHOW
  • Making Updates through the Enrollment Application
  • Claims Processing and Medicare Payments
  • Insights into the “Approval Recommendation” Process
  • Important information completing the application and supporting documentation
• Electronic Funds Transfer Form and Instructions: Including CMS-588 EFT tips for the billing process.
• Supporting Documentation Information
  • Voided check or bank confirmation letter
  • IRS confirmation of legal business name for TIN/EIN
  • Business license or certification
• Prevent Revalidation Processing Delays
  • Ensure legal name matches
  • Addresses common missing or incomplete items

News Articles

• Institutional Providers: Revised CMS-855A Version (09/24) Medicare Enrollment Application
  • GUIDANCE FOR SNF ATTACHMENT ON FORM CMS-855A
  • How to update SNF information in PECOS

Educational Resources

• Manuals, specialties, and events related to Opioid Treatment Program Medicare Enrollment and Billing Guide and Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program.

NGS Events

• Provider Enrollment Revalidation Overview
• Getting Connected to PECOS
• Submitting Revalidations via PECOS
• Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855I Paper Application
• Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855B Paper Application
• Let’s Chat About Provider Enrollment Revalidation
• Provider Enrollment: Opioid Treatment Program
• PECOS: Manage Signatures and Additional Information Requests

These resources are dedicated to helping streamline the enrollment process, reducing the likelihood of delays and ensuring smooth transitions in provider status with Medicare.

Posted 5/1/2025