Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting

Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, contractors are mandated to base an LCD on robust evidence. Part of the process is to convene SMEs as necessary to review the literature and provide input that [...]

Medicare Secondary Payer: A Review of the End-Stage Renal Disease with an Employer Group Health Plan Provision – Part 2

This is a two-part webinar; we suggest you attend both parts. In Part 1 on 7/29/2025, we will review the End-Stage Renal Disease with an EGHP Medicare Secondary Payer provision as it applies to patients eligible for Medicare based solely on [...]

Get PECOS Access to Maintain Medicare Provider Enrollment Records

Get PECOS Access to Maintain Medicare Provider Enrollment Records Do you need to work on behalf of an individual provider and/or entity to update or submit Medicare enrollment information electronically through PECOS? There are certain [...]

Get PECOS Access to Maintain Medicare Provider Enrollment Records

Get PECOS Access to Maintain Medicare Provider Enrollment Records Do you need to work on behalf of an individual provider and/or entity to update or submit Medicare enrollment information electronically through PECOS? There are certain [...]

APPLICATION STATUS: Where can I find the status of a submitted application?

APPROVAL RECOMMENDATION STATUS: The status of my application is approval recommendation, how can I verify if the state agency or CMS has completed their process?

APPROVAL RECOMMENDATION STATUS: Whom can I contact for questions about an application in approval recommendation status?

REVALIDATION: Do I need to revalidate if it has not been five years since my last revalidation?

REVALIDATION: Do I need to revalidate if it has not been five years since my last revalidation?

REVALIDATION: How do I know I need to revalidate?

REVALIDATION: How do I know I need to revalidate?

REVALIDATION: Where is the revalidation notification letter sent?

REVALIDATION: Where is the revalidation notification letter sent?

SIGNATURES: Who signs the CMS applications and forms for an entity? (ex. 855A, 855B, 20134, 460, 588)

SIGNATURES: Who signs the CMS applications and forms for an entity? (ex. 855A, 855B, 20134, 460, 588)

SIGNATURES: Who signs the CMS applications and forms for an entity? (ex. 855A, 855B, 20134, 460, 588)

APPLICATION FEE: Who needs to pay an application fee?

CAH, FQHC and RHC Quarterly Top Claim Errors

Do you struggle with your claim denials, rejections and return to provider (RTP) claims? Do you want to be proactive in preventing unnecessary errors? Join us in a review of top claim errors for your provider type based on recent data analysis [...]

Hospice Top Claim Errors

Do you see the same rejections and return to provider over and over? Do you know how to correct the most common errors and more importantly how to avoid them in the future? In this session we’ll review the most common reason codes assigned to [...]

Long-Term Care Hospitals: Preparing and Submitting Compliant Inpatient Claims

In this webinar, we will review Medicare's general inpatient billing requirements for Long-Term Care Hospitals including bill types, billing frequency, interim billing, benefits exhaust billing, billing when claims are paid by Medicare [...]

Medicare Part B Targeted Probe and Educate Process

During this webinar, we’ll help the Medicare provider community understand the targeted probe and educate program.

Navigating the Recovery Auditor Contractor Process

National Government Services is partnering with Performant, the CMS Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) for Region 1 and Region 2, to bring an insightful session about the RAC program to our provider community. This comprehensive overview will [...]

Upload Supporting Documents

Upload Supporting Documents Instructions for PECOS to upload required supporting documentation: Select the ‘Topic View’ tab Select “Required and/or Supporting Documents” Upload documents Mandatory for all provider/supplier types that [...]

Creating Application in PECOS

Creating Application in PECOS Instructions to create an application in PECOS: Login to PECOS My Associates Create Initial Enrollment Application Note: There will be a series of questions to determine application descriptions tailored to [...]

CERT Awareness Week Two - Steps to Take if You Get a CERT Documentation Request

CERT Awareness Week Two - Steps to Take if You Get a CERT Documentation Request  The Part A, Part B, DME, home health and hospice, and Railroad Board MACs are working together to promote the importance of complying with CERT documentation [...]

APPLICATION FEE: Who needs to pay an application fee?

APPROVAL RECOMMENDATION STATUS: Whom can I contact for questions about an application in approval recommendation status?

APPROVAL RECOMMENDATION STATUS: The status of my application is approval recommendation, how can I verify if the state agency or CMS has completed their process?

Medicare Part B Drugs and Biologicals

Medicare Part B covers certain drugs and biologicals, which require specific billing guidelines. During this webinar, we’ll assist NGS Part B providers in navigating proper billing for these services. There will be time following the [...]

Lets Chat about Federally Qualified Health Center Billing and Reimbursement

Need answers on FQHC billing and reimbursement without attending a full training? Join our 30-minute "Let's Chat" session. This informal discussion allows providers to engage with our Provider Outreach and Education team. You are [...]

Billing Telehealth Services for Part B Providers

During this webinar, we’ll provide you with insight into covered Medicare telehealth services and coverage requirements. We’ll discuss originating sites, distant sites and billing and payment guidelines.

Medicare Secondary Payer Provisions for Group and Nongroup Plans

Who pays first? This Medicare Secondary Payer learning session will be on the provisions of group health plans that include working aged, disability and end stage renal disease and nongroup health plans that include auto, liability, no-fault, [...]

The National Correct Coding Initiatives Procedure-to-Procedure and Medically Unlikely Edits

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services developed the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) program to promote national correct coding. Incorrect coding often leads to improper payment and increases the paid claims error rate. If you [...]

Medicare Secondary Payer: A Review of the End-Stage Renal Disease with an Employer Group Health Plan Provision – Part 1

This is a two-part webinar; we suggest you attend both parts. In Part 1 on 7/29/2025, we will review the End-Stage Renal Disease with an EGHP Medicare Secondary Payer provision as it applies to patients eligible for Medicare based solely on [...]

NGSConnex Part B Claim Submissions and Claim Status Inquiry

This webinar is geared toward Part B providers who bill to Medicare on a CMS-1500 form. Submitting Medicare Part B claims can be simple and efficient through the NGSConnex portal. During this webinar, we’ll show you how. We’ll review claim [...]

NGSConnex: Part B Financials and Remittance Advice

This webinar is for current and future NGSConnex users who want to learn more about navigating through the financial and remittance advice sections of the NGSConnex provider portal.

NGSConnex: Appeals, Clerical Error Reopening and Prior Authorization Request

This webinar is geared toward Part B providers who bill to Medicare on a CMS-1500 form. Did you ever wonder what you need to do when a claim denies, or you might have made a clerical error on a claim? What about checking on prior authorization? [...]

Medicare Part B Top 10 Claim Denials

Each quarter, we host this webinar to address the top claim denials we receive. We research and identify common errors and offer solutions to prevent them, which has effectively reduced errors. There will be time following the presentation to [...]

SIGNATURES: Who signs the CMS-855I application?

NGSConnex: Beneficiary Eligibility, Look Up and MBI Look Up

Knowing if your patient is Medicare eligible is important for correct claims processing. Please join us for this NGSConnex webinar where we will review beneficiary eligibility and look up, help you understand the eligibility panels, learn how [...]

Medicare Part B Preventive Services: Flu and PPV Vaccines

During this webinar, we'll review the coverage, coding and billing guidelines under Medicare Part B for influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia virus vaccinations.

DETERMINATION LETTER: How can I get a copy of the determination (approval/denial) letter for a submitted application?

Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor Overview and Coverage for Dental Services

Medicare covers a limited number of dental services. The purpose of this webinar is to familiarize dental providers with National Government Services (NGS) and Medicare Part B dental coverage. Discussion will include an overview of the NGS [...]

DETERMINATION LETTER: How can I get a copy of the determination (approval/denial) letter for a submitted application?

PECOS: In PECOS, how do I know if the authorized/delegated official or individual provider signed the application?

PECOS: In PECOS, how do I know if the authorized/delegated official or individual provider signed the application?

Complex and Chronic Care - HCPCS Code G2211

Complex and Chronic Care - HCPCS Code G2211 Please define appropriate usage and billing for HCPCS code G2211. Answer: CPT G2211 is an approved add-on code representing complex and/or continuous management in the office and outpatient [...]

Institutional Providers: Revised CMS-855A Version (09/24) Medicare Enrollment Application

Institutional Providers: Revised CMS-855A Version (09/24) Medicare Enrollment Application  Available now is the revised CMS-855A (09/24) paper application that includes a section for SNF to comply with the 2023 Final rule in reporting [...]

PECOS: View and Manage Reassignments through Group Enrollment

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to view and manage reassignments through the group enrollment in Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS), including to add or terminate reassignments. Individual [...]

PECOS: Manage Signatures and Additional Information Requests

During this webinar, we’ll give direction for the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) application on understanding how to manage signatures and respond to additional information request from submitted applications.

Getting Access to PECOS

During this webinar, we’ll discuss how to obtain access to the Internet-based Provider Enrollment Chain & Ownership System (PECOS) and gain connection to provider enrollment record as well as understand other Centers for Medicare & [...]

Provider Enrollment Revalidation Overview

During this webinar, learn about important changes in the revalidation process, how to determine Medicare enrollment revalidation due date and information to avoid disruption in Medicare billing.

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 [...]

Let's Chat About Provider Enrollment

During this session, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions about all aspects of provider enrollment. Answers will be provided by a panel of subject-matter experts. As this is a question-and-answer session, there is no presentation available.

Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855B Paper Application

During this webinar, we'll provide an understanding of how to complete the CMS-855B provider enrollment paper application for a clinic, group or supplier.

Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855I Paper Application

During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to complete the CMS-855I provider enrollment paper application for a group member, sole proprietor or sole owner and we’ll also focus on reassigning Medicare benefits.