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Last Modified: 8/14/2024 Location: FL, PR, USVI Business: Part A, Part B

Medicare enrollment forms

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Don't want to print and mail a paper enrollment form? You can enroll in Medicare by filling out these forms electronically using Internet Based-PECOS external link on the CMS website.
Forms, whether paper or electronic, must be completed by all providers of services and suppliers of medical and other health services for enrollment in the Medicare program.
The Medicare program uses the same forms (listed below) for new enrollment, revalidations, or changes to your existing enrollment information (practice name, address, etc.)
Note: Please make sure to obtain the latest paper enrollment form(s). In the event an enrollment form expires, you will be notified, and the newest version will be available on our website.

Part B (Physicians/Providers)

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CMS-855B
Clinics and group practices can apply for enrollment in the Medicare program or make a change to their existing enrollment information using the CMS-855B. Complete this application if you are an organization/group that plans to bill Medicare and you are:
A medical practice or clinic that will bill for Medicare Part B services (e.g., group practices, clinics, independent laboratories, and portal x-ray suppliers).
A hospital or other medical practice or clinic that may bill for Medicare Part A services but will also bill for Medicare Part B practitioner services or provide purchased laboratory tests to other entities that bill Medicare Part B.
Currently enrolled with a Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) contractor but need to enroll in another FFS contractor’s jurisdiction.
Currently enrolled in Medicare and need to make changes to your existing enrollment data.
Sole owners submitting an application for revalidation.
CMS-855I
Physicians and non-physician practitioners can apply for enrollment in the Medicare program or make a change in their existing enrollment information using the CMS-855I. Complete this application if you are an individual practitioner who plans to bill Medicare and you are:
An individual practitioner who will provide services in a private practice.
An individual practitioner who will provide services in a group setting.
Currently enrolled with a Medicare FFS contractor but need to enroll in another FSS contractor’s jurisdiction.
Currently enrolled in Medicare and need to make changes to your existing enrollment information.
An individual who has formed a professional corporation, professional association, limited liability company, etc., of which you’re the sole owner.
Note: Sole owners will submit an 855B application for revalidation purposes, not an 855I application.
CMS-855O
Physician and non-physician practitioners can apply to register for the sole purpose of ordering and referring items and/or services to Medicare beneficiaries or make a change in their registration using the CMS-855O. These physicians and non-physician practitioners do not and will not send claims to a MAC for the services they furnish for reimbursement.
CMS-20134
Complete and submit this application if you are an organization/group that plans to bill Medicare and you are:
An organization with CMS MDPP preliminary recognition or full Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program (DPRP) Recognition.
Currently enrolled as an MDPP supplier with a Medicare FFS contractor but need to enroll in another FFS contractor's jurisdiction (e.g., you have opened an administrative location in a geographic territory serviced by another Medicare FFS contractor).
Currently enrolled in Medicare as an MDPP supplier and need to make changes to your enrollment data (e.g., you have added a community setting or coach)
CMS-588
This form is used to have your Medicare payments deposited directly into your bank account. It eliminates paperwork and saves time by reducing routine banking.
CMS-460
Used to enroll or change your participating status with the Medicare Program.

Part A (Facilities)

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CMS-855A
Institutional providers can apply for enrollment in the Medicare program or make a change in their existing enrollment information using the CMS-855A. Complete this application if you are a health care organization and you plan to bill Medicare for Part A medical services or would like to report a change to your existing Part A enrollment data.
CMS-588
This form is used to have your Medicare payments deposited directly into your bank account. It eliminates paperwork and saves time by reducing routine banking.
Our Enrollment Gateway allows you the option to upload your paper enrollment application instead of mailing. For more information, please refer to our Enrollment Gateway User Guide.

Mailing information

If you cannot submit your information online through PECOS or the Enrollment Gateway, you may mail your completed paper application to First Coast, the MAC for jurisdiction N (JN) – Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Provider Enrollment
P.O. Box 3409
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-1849
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