Medicare Secondary Payer: The Fundamentals Part 2

This is part 2 of a 2-part webinar. In part 2, we continue to introduce our Part A providers to Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) by providing a high-level overview of your MSP responsibilities per your Medicare provider agreement. You will learn [...]

Provider Enrollment: Confirm Banking Information to Avoid Disruptions in Medicare Payments

Provider Enrollment: Confirm Banking Information to Avoid Disruptions in Medicare Payments Each year, National Government Services experiences numerous EFT rejections due to inactive or closed bank accounts. To ensure continuous Medicare [...]

Provider Enrollment: Confirm Banking Information to Avoid Disruptions in Medicare Payments

Provider Enrollment: Confirm Banking Information to Avoid Disruptions in Medicare Payments Each year, National Government Services experiences numerous EFT rejections due to inactive or closed bank accounts. To ensure continuous Medicare [...]

Local Coverage Determination Open Meeting

Local Coverage Determination Open Meeting National Government Services is hosting a Local Coverage Determination Open Meeting on 6/25/2025.  Details are available by accessing the Local Coverage Determination Open Meeting Announcement. [...]

Fraud Prevention and Detection

Please join us to increase your awareness of integrity issues and prevention of potential fraudulent and abusive practices against the Medicare Program. We will also review real life fraud cases. There will be time following the presentation to [...]

Medicare Overpayment Process

Ensure that you are compliant and avoid financial penalties by understanding the Medicare overpayment regulations. This session will focus on identifying overpayments, using the proper forms and procedures, the timelines for repayment and the [...]

Medicare Secondary Payer: The Fundamentals Part 1

This is part 1 of a 2-part webinar. In part 1, we introduce our Part A providers to the fundamentals (basics) of Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) by providing a high-level overview of the Group Health Plan (GHP) and non-GHP MSP provisions. We [...]

Medicare Part B - Submitting Medical Documentation Electronically

During this webinar, we'll cover the enrollment, registration and methods available for submitting medical documentation to National Government Services. There will be time for your questions following the presentation.

Medicare Global Surgery

Global surgery policy was introduced into Medicare over thirty years ago and still today some of the concepts can be confusing. During this webinar, we'll go through the global surgery policy as it stands today, and cover when the global [...]

Submitting Revalidation via PECOS

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to utilize the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Internet-based Provider Enrollment Chain & Ownership System (PECOS) to be comfortable in navigating the system to [...]

[RESOLVED] NGSConnex and Interactive Voice Response System Experiencing Intermittent Issues

[RESOLVED] NGSConnex and Interactive Voice Response System Experiencing Intermittent Issues We were experiencing intermittent outages with NGSConnex and the IVR. In some cases, the IVR was not playing back information when claim status was [...]

How to Become a Medicare-Enrolled OTP Supplier

How to Become a Medicare-Enrolled OTP Supplier OTPs with current, valid and full certification by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and accredited by a SAMHSA-approved accrediting body; including the DEA [...]

Learn Over Lunch – NGSConnex Inquiries

Effective 5/27/2025, National Government Services will no longer accept inquiries submitted through the postal service to any of our P.O. Boxes or faxed to any of our fax lines. Are you prepared? Join this session to learn how to efficiently [...]

Depression Screening: Promoting Good Health Through Disease Prevention and Detection

Medicare covers many preventive services to keep your patients healthy. Preventive services can help find health problems early, when treatment works best, and can help keep your patients from getting certain diseases. Register today for an [...]

The National Correct Coding Initiative and Medically Unlikely Edits for Part B Providers

This webinar will assist Part B providers with navigating tables for the National Correct Coding Initiative and the medically unlikely edits. We will also review proper modifiers to use to avoid denials. There will be time following the [...]

Overpayments Due to Contractor Audit Reviews

Overpayments Due to Contractor Audit Reviews If you do not agree with any CMS contractor audits determination and you are a provider practicing in JK (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT) or J6 (IL, MN, WI), you may use the Medicare appeals process [...]

CMS Links

Accreditation of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Suppliers All Fee-For-Service Providers Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Center Beneficiary Notices Initiative (BNI)  Care Management including: Advanced Care Planning Behavioral [...]

MLN Connects® Newsletter: May 22, 2025

MLN Connects® Newsletter: May 22, 2025 News Discarded Drugs: Get Updated Lists Medicare Provider Payment & Utilization Public Use Files: Annual Update Medicare Fee-for-Service Geographic Variation Public Use Files & Interactive [...]

Medically Unlikely Edits

Claim ADRs

Claim Additional Development Requests Types include: Origins Facts Identification NOC and unlisted codes. Modifiers: AS, 22, 52, 53, 62, 66, 80, 81, 82. PWK initiated and records are not [...]