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Closures and contact resources

Provider contact center closures
Modified: 9/28/2021
The First Coast provider contact centers are closed certain days for training.
First Coast holiday schedule
Modified: 9/14/2021
This schedule lists holiday closures for the First Coast offices and provider contact centers responsible for serving providers in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Guidelines for electronic submissions to First Coast
Modified: 9/9/2020
All electronic submissions originating from SPOT or the IVR submitted after 6 p.m. ET during weekdays, any time during a weekend or on First Coast Service Options’ corporate holidays will receive a receipt date that reflects First Coast’s next business day.
Customer service representatives cannot provide claim status via the toll-free service line
Modified: 8/20/2020
Service associates responding to calls via our toll-free service line are not permitted to provide claim status per Medicare regulations. [CMS IOM Pub. 100-09, Chapter 6, Section 50.1]
Inquiry checklist -- be prepared when contacting First Coast
Modified: 7/2/2019
Need to know what information you should have on hand when calling First Coast? Be prepared when contacting us, by using this convenient inquiry checklist. [CMS IOM Pub. 100-09, Chapter 6, Section 80.1 and 80.2.1]
Use First Coast resources during holiday closures
Modified: 10/25/2021
View this article to learn about First Coast resources you can use to avoid longer hold times during our periods of higher call volumes.
Provider authentication requirements for Medicare contractor provider telephone and written inquiriesexternal pdf file
Modified: 2/10/2021
When contacting Medicare through the interactive voice response system (IVR), a customer service representative, or a written inquiry, providers must furnish three data elements for authentication: the NPI, the PTAN, and the last five digits of the Tax Identification Number (TIN).
CMS.gov contacts databaseexternal link
Modified: 9/13/2020
This link provides access to the contacts database on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website.
Provider contact center: Contact information -- Puerto Rico, Part A
Modified: 8/25/2020
Provider contact center: Contact information -- U.S. Virgin Islands, Part A
Modified: 8/25/2020
Provider contact center: Contact information -- Florida, Part A
Modified: 8/25/2020
Provider contact center: Contact information -- Puerto Rico, Part B
Modified: 8/25/2020
Provider contact center: Contact information -- U.S. Virgin Islands, Part B
Modified: 8/25/2020
Provider contact center: Contact information -- Florida, Part B
Modified: 8/25/2020
Provider enrollment: Contact information -- U.S. Virgin Islands, Part B
Modified: 8/5/2021
Provider enrollment: Contact information -- Florida, Part A
Modified: 11/20/2020
Provider enrollment: Contact information -- Florida, Part B
Modified: 11/20/2020
Provider enrollment: Contact information -- Puerto Rico, Part B
Modified: 11/20/2020
Provider enrollment: Contact information -- Puerto Rico, Part A
Modified: 5/13/2020
Provider enrollment: Contact information -- U.S. Virgin Islands, Part A
Modified: 1/17/2020
Claims: Contact information -- Puerto Rico, Part B
Modified: 9/4/2021
Claims: Contact information -- U.S. Virgin Islands, Part B
Modified: 9/4/2021
Claims: Contact information -- Florida, Part B
Modified: 9/4/2021
Claims: Contact information -- Florida, Part A
Modified: 9/15/2020
Claims: Contact information -- U.S. Virgin Islands, Part A
Modified: 9/13/2020
Claims: Contact information -- Puerto Rico, Part A
Modified: 9/13/2020
EDI: Contact information -- Puerto Rico Part A and Part B
Modified: 8/2/2021
First Coast Medicare EDI Puerto Rico contact information -- Part A and B
Modified: 8/2/2021
First Coast Medicare EDI Florida and U. S. Virgin Islands contact information -- Part A and B
Modified: 8/2/2021
LCD/Medical affairs: Contact information
Modified: 10/15/2021
Provider education: Contact information
Modified: 10/22/2020
First Coast Leadership Team: Contact information
Modified: 9/9/2020
Appeals: Contact information -- Florida, Part A
Modified: 8/16/2021
Appeals: Contact information -- Florida, Part B
Modified: 8/16/2021
Appeals: Contact information -- Puerto Rico, Part A
Modified: 8/16/2021
Appeals: Contact information -- Puerto Rico, Part B
Modified: 8/16/2021
Appeals: Contact information -- U.S. Virgin Islands, Part A
Modified: 8/16/2021
Appeals: Contact information -- U.S. Virgin Islands, Part B
Modified: 8/16/2021
Overpayment issues: Contact information -- Florida, Part A
Modified: 10/15/2021
Overpayment issues: Contact information -- Puerto Rico, Part A
Modified: 10/15/2021
Overpayment issues: Contact information -- U.S. Virgin Islands, Part A
Modified: 10/15/2021
Overpayment issues: Contact information -- Puerto Rico, Part B
Modified: 9/13/2020
Overpayment issues: Contact information -- Florida, Part B
Modified: 9/13/2020
Overpayment issues: Contact information -- U.S. Virgin Islands, Part B
Modified: 9/13/2020
Fraud and abuse reporting: Contact information -- Florida, Part A
Modified: 9/13/2020
Fraud and abuse reporting: Contact information -- Florida, Part B
Modified: 9/13/2020
Fraud and abuse reporting: Contact information -- Puerto Rico, Part A
Modified: 9/13/2020
Fraud and abuse reporting: Contact information -- Puerto Rico, Part B
Modified: 9/13/2020
Fraud and abuse reporting: Contact information -- U.S. Virgin Islands, Part A
Modified: 9/13/2020
Fraud and abuse reporting: Contact information -- U.S. Virgin Islands, Part B
Modified: 9/13/2020
FOIA requests: Contact information -- JN Part A and Part B
Modified: 9/13/2020
Feedback & inquiries
Modified: 7/26/2020
Providers can use the forms on the feedback page to submit inquiries regarding the Medicare program and to submit comments related to this website and its functionality.
CMS: Contact information
Modified: 4/12/2021
Provide feedback to CMS regarding First Coast’s Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) performance.
Provide your correct PTAN when contacting provider customer service
Modified: 8/20/2020
Make sure to provide your correct PTAN in the proper format when contacting us for any claim-related inquiries. PTANs that have double zeroes as a prefix (00XXXXX) should be provided with those zeroes, followed by the remaining digits. If your PTAN is composed of numbers and letters, be sure to provide the appropriate format and order, without confusing letters and numbers.
First Coast Service Options (First Coast) strives to ensure that the information available on our provider website is accurate, detailed, and current. Therefore, this is a dynamic site and its content changes daily. It is best to access the site to ensure you have the most current information rather than printing articles or forms that may become obsolete without notice.