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Last Modified: 1/18/2012
Location: FL, PR, USVI
Business: Part A, Part B
PDS quick-start guide
This guide was created to assist you in quickly setting up an account to access your Provider Data Summary (PDS) report on our provider website. By following a few easy steps, you will be well on your way to reviewing your personalized PDS and the valuable information it contains.
Setting up an account
1. Go to our provider website at http://medicare.fcso.com/.
2. Once on the website, select “Billing News > Billing > Improve your billing” from the navigational menu. Provider Data Summary (PDS) report is the first section on the “Improve your billing page.”
3. Select the link titled “Establish your PDS account”
4. Complete the requested information, including: Email, First Name, Last Name, and Password (twice). You will also need to select a security question and provide the answer in the event that you misplace your password in the future.
5. Click “Create Account.”
6. Select the “Log in now?” link.
Adding a profile
1. From the “Billing News > Billing > Improve your billing” selection from the navigational menu, under Provider Data Summary (PDS) report, login to the PDS report by selecting “Run a PDS report” to login.
2. Once logged in, select the “Manage your Profiles” link
3. Click “Add Profile”
4. Complete the following information: Profile Name, NPI, PTAN, and the last five digits of the TIN. Part B providers can use the last five digits of their SSN if a TIN has not been filed as part of their enrollment documentation. Note: You can designate any profile name you like -- for example, Dr. Smith’s Practice.
5. Click “Submit”
Running a PDS report
1. From the “Billing News > Billing > Improve your billing” selection from the navigational menu, under Provider Data Summary (PDS) report, select the “Run a PDS report” link to login. Note: You must have a profile added before you can run a report.
2. Once logged in, select the “Run a PDS report” link.
3. Select the profile, report type, applicable month(s), and number of message codes and adjusted procedures to display.
4. Click “Run Report”
5. Part A providers who have multiple PTANs tied to one NPI number will receive a message: “Multiple PTANs on this NPI require you to choose one.” From the drop-down next to the message, select the PTAN you want to run a report against.
6. Click “Run Report” once more
Congratulations on obtaining your first PDS report. For more information on how leverage the report to improve your billing processes, please feel free to review these documents as well:
• Applying the PDS -- Part A
• Applying the PDS -- Part B
