NPI

• Previously used NPI numbers from the Enrollment application will be displayed in grid. Primary NPI will be listed first, and any additional NPI numbers will be listed beneath. Providers will need to enter all of the NPIs registered in NPPES that is to be associated with the Medicaid ID

• The maximum number of NPIs that can be entered is 30 and after the maximum has been reached, the “Add” button will be disabled

• Ensure that the primary NPI listed in the grid is correct.  

• If an NPI is no longer in use, click the ‘Edit’ button to End Date the previously used NPI. You may End Date more than one NPI; however, one primary NPI number must be listed in order to proceed.

• Providers will need to enter all of the NPIs registered in NPPES that are associated with the KY Medicaid ID.

• The maximum number of NPIs that can be entered is 30. After the maximum has been reached, the “Add” button will be disabled.

Primary

·   The primary NPI is the NPI number associated with this KY Medicaid ID. The primary NPI can be changed and/or updated.

·    Click “Add” if you wish to add NPIs, “Edit” to End Date an existing record, or “Remove” to delete newly added records.

·       If the pre-populated NPI is not going to be the primary NPI, you may assign the primary role to another NPI. Edit the current primary by unchecking the “Primary” indicator. Add or update the new primary NPI by checking the “Primary” indicator.

Effective Date

1. • Type the date into the field or select from the calendar.

Expiration Date:

In KY MPPA, some records cannot be deleted. To add a new record, the previous record must have an Expiration Date added in order to keep the history on file. To add an Expiration Date to a record, click the "Edit" button and add an End Date. If a new record is added to the grid, the active dates of the new record cannot overlap existing record dates.

Special Characters:

• The following Special Characters cannot be used in the situations below. Field properties will not allow the following characters in the box:

 For First Name, Business Name, Other name (if any):    | + \ '

 For Last Name field:    | + \ ', and numbers are not allowed

 For Comment Boxes:     <  >  ^  ~ ` + | \ / ¬ £

 For Address fields:    | + ! @ # $ ^ * ( ) ? / \ " < > & : ; _

• If you copy and paste an excluded special character, an error message will display after clicking Save & Next

• Remove excluded characters from pasted information or uploaded text in the document

Save & Next:

• When finished, click Save & Next to save the information and proceed to the next page

• Click Back to go to the previous screen without saving

• Click Exit to return to the dashboard without saving

• Note that if the information is not saved, you will lose the data on the current page