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A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services, and is used by other payers ...
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A unique physician identification number (UPIN) was a six-character alpha-numeric identifier used by Medicare to identify doctors in the United States.They were discontinued in June 2007 [1] and replaced by National Provider Identifier, or NPI numbers.
The two were consolidated by Section 6403 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, Public Law 111–148. In enacting, the National Practitioner Data Bank-enabling legislation, the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, Congress intended for physicians to receive "full due process rights with notice and representation".
A DEA number (DEA Registration Number) is an identifier assigned to a health care provider (such as a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, optometrist, podiatrist, dentist, or veterinarian) by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration allowing them to write prescriptions for controlled substances.
Universal Health Services implemented a program to address all concerns and in November 2011 the two hospitals passed a CMS Certification Survey. [29] As a result, CMS rescinded its termination notice and the California Department of Public Health withdrew its license revocation notice.
National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems The National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS) is a nonprofit national association whose members represent state and local vital records , health statistics and information system agencies.
In October 2020, Hims closed a deal with Oaktree Capital Management to go public through a blank check company, reaching a valuation of $1.6 billion. [7] As part of the deal, the company was renamed Hims & Hers Health Inc. [11] The transaction was completed in January 2021, and the company started trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange.