Last Modified: 9/11/2022
Location: FL, PR, USVI
Business: Part A, Part B
The internet-based PECOS facilitates the Medicare provider enrollment process by furnishing health care providers and suppliers with an easier, faster, and more efficient alternative to paper-based enrollment in the Medicare program.
However, internet-based PECOS not only simplifies the enrollment process for applicants, it also significantly expedites the enrollment process by verifying provider information online and electronically transmitting the enrollment data directly to the Medicare contractor responsible for processing it.
Note: If you have previously created an internet-based PECOS record and wish to view the
specialty type listed in your enrollment record, please
click here 
to learn how.
Already familiar with internet-based PECOS? Enroll now 
To take advantage of internet-based PECOS, applicants must first create an account in the
Identity & Access System (I&A) . The I&A System allows you to register for Medicare or update your current enrollment information, register to receive EHR incentive payments for eligible professionals and hospitals that adopt, implement and upgrade or demonstrate meaningful use with certified EHR technology, and apply for and manage NPIs.
Before you login to internet-based PECOS, it is important to have the information you need to complete the online enrollment process. However, the information required varies based upon whether the user is an individual physician or non-physician practitioner or a member of a provider/supplier organization.
Required information checklists
Take advantage of these helpful checklists to ensure that you have the information you need to successfully complete your enrollment through PECOS:
Once you have obtained a web account with NPPES, have an active NPI, and gathered all of the information listed on the related checklist, you are ready to enroll.
Enroll now with internet-based PECOS Note: If you should require assistance during the internet-based PECOS enrollment process, please refer to
CMS’ Provider enrollment assistance guide , which outlines which phone calls should go to EUS and which calls should go to your MAC.
Once you have entered all required information, you must select a signature method for the authorized official (AO) and the provider. If you select the
electronic signature (i.e.,
e-signature) method, you will be asked to include the email address for the AO and to indicate your acceptance of the Certification Statement Terms and Conditions as well as the Authorization Statement Terms and Conditions. Your AO will receive an internet-based PECOS email describing the procedure to finalize the e-signature process. For more information, please review
CMS’ Electronic Signature How-to Guide .
Once you have successfully completed the e-signature process and have digitally uploaded all required support documentation, you do not have to sign and mail a printed copy of the application, certification statement, or support documentation.
Providers and suppliers may use the
PECOS Self-Service Application to view the status of an internet-based PECOS enrollment application. Located on the internet-based PECOS website, this valuable resource allows users to enter required information (based on provider type) to formulate a query to search internet-based PECOS:
• Individual practitioner -- required information includes: First and last names, TIN/TIN type, enrollment state/territory, and NPI.
• Organization -- required information includes: Legal business name, TIN/TIN type, and enrollment state/territory.
Note: Wild card searches (e.g., “CH*”) are not supported by the internet-based PECOS self-service application.
After logging on to internet-based PECOS, providers/suppliers may utilize the system to perform the following:
• Initial enrollment in the Medicare program
• Change existing Medicare enrollment record information
• Add, change, or terminate reassignment of Medicare benefits
• Reactivation of existing Medicare enrollment records
• Voluntary termination of existing Medicare enrollment record
• View processing status of online enrollment application
Registered internet-based PECOS users may use the system for initial enrollment as well as to change, reactivate, or voluntarily terminate an existing enrollment record. Users may also add, change, or terminate reassignment of Medicare benefits. Here you will find additional links to tips, tutorials, news and more.
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.
