Stream: united states
Topic: Multiple NPIs for Organization resource
Adam Streisfeld (Mar 25 2021 at 19:03):
The organization IG only allows for organizations to return 1 and only 1 NPI, but we have found organizations that can have 1 to n NPIs. Has the IG considered modifying the resource to allow for more than one NPI?
Eric Haas (Mar 29 2021 at 23:24):
how common are multiple NPIs for a single organization needed in interchange? (first time that this issue has been brought up, that I am aware of)
Adam Streisfeld (Mar 30 2021 at 19:35):
We've seen it come up about 5% of the time
Brendan Keeler (Mar 31 2021 at 16:21):
Is that the result of there being multiple underlying organizations? Or why does it occur?
Adam Streisfeld (Mar 31 2021 at 18:44):
Pretty much. there are multiple underlying organizations, each with its own NPI. If there are 3 underlying organizations, the parent represents itself with all 3 NPIs
Vassil Peytchev (Mar 31 2021 at 20:45):
Doesn't the context determine which one of the underlying organizations is the relevant one?
Brendan Keeler (Apr 01 2021 at 05:20):
So i feel like the underlying ones have an NPI each and the parent does not
Adam Streisfeld (Apr 01 2021 at 12:03):
We find it at the medical group level. The medical groups can have 1-n NPIs based on how they are constructed, with underlying groups - departments having their own NPI.
Last updated: Apr 12 2022 at 19:14 UTC
