Physician Information Center

Enrollment & Participation

• Medicare Provider-Supplier Enrollment
• Enrollment Applications
• Survey & Certification - General Information
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) Standard
• CMS 460 (90 KB) (PDF) - About Medicare Participation: Information about accepting assignment.
• Participating Physician Directory

Coverage

• Medicare Coverage - General Information
• Medicare Coverage Database
• Prescription Drug Coverage - General Information
• Coordination of Benefits

Program Manuals & Transmittals

• Manuals
• Internet-Only Manuals (IOMs)
• Paper-Based Manuals -- Crosswalks from Paper-Based Manuals to Internet-Only Manuals
• Medicare NCD Manual
• Transmittals

Policies, Regulations, & Legislation

• PFS Federal Regulation Notices
• Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)
• Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA)

Fraud & Abuse

• Physician Self-Referral
• Specialty Hospital Issues
• Specialty Hospital Advisory Opinions

Accountable Care Organizations Workshop

Recordings and Transcripts for the October 5, 2010 Workshop Regarding Accountable Care Organizations, and Implications Regarding Antitrust, Physician Self-Referral, Anti-Kickback, and Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) Laws (Posted 10/19/2010):

Morning:

• Audio Recording: Opening Comments and FTC Panels
• Transcript (PDF)

Afternoon:

• Audio Recording: HHS Panel and Listening Session
• Transcript (PDF)

Billing & Payment

• Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)
• Physician Fee Schedule Look-up
• Medicare Physician Feedback Program & Value-Based Payment Modifier
• Physician Bonuses
• PFS Carrier Specific Files
• PFS Relative Value Files
• PFS National Payment Amount File
• Electronic Billing & EDI Transactions
• Sustainable Growth Rates & Conversion Factors
• Competitive Acquisition for Part B Drugs & Biologicals
• Consolidated Billing
• SNF Consolidated Billing
• Office-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Billing
• Psychological & Neuropsychological Tests
• Telehealth
• Medicare Secondary Payer
• Coordination of Benefits & Recovery Overview
• CMS Recognized P-C IOLs & A-C IOLs (PDF)

Coding

• HCPCS - General Information
• ICD-10
• NCCI Edits
• Claim Adjustment Reason Codes 
• Remittance Advice Remark Codes

Reporting

• PRRB Review
• Research Reports Archive: A series of reports on the health care industry. 

Initiatives

• Physician Compare Initiative
• Beneficiary Notices Initiative (BNI)
• E-Prescribing Incentive Program

Educational Resources

• Preventive Services - Information on various activities geared toward disease prevention and health promotion
• Preventive Services Educational Tool 
• Medicare Learning Network®