May 16, 2008

Final Reminder: NPI Claim Submission

Deadline – May 19th

This Monday, May 19th, Arkansas Medicaid will be required by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to require a valid NPI number for adjudication of pharmacy claims.  More specifically, pharmacies will be required to submit claims using their pharmacy’s NPI number and will be required to submit claims with a valid prescriber NPI number.

Recent data from Arkansas Medicaid suggests that as many as 77 percent of recent pharmacy claims were processed without a valid prescriber NPI number.  In addition, almost 20 percent of pharmacy claims were processed without a valid pharmacy NPI number.  Please note that these NPI numbers will be mandatory for Arkansas Medicaid claims to adjudicate after May 19th.

To locate NPI numbers for prescribers in your area, contact your pharmacy system vendor or visit the official NPI registry at http://nppes.cms.hhs.gov.

FINAL CALL for 2008 CE at Sea

Limited Number of Additional Cabins Recently Made Available

The Arkansas Pharmacy Foundation 2008 CE in Paradise will be held October 18 – 28, 2008 aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s ship, the Jewel.  We will cruise from New York City, passing the Statue of Liberty and the New York skyline on our way up the Northeast coast and down the St. Lawrence Seaway to Quebec City.  Along the way, we will stop in Boston, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Sydney, Nova Scotia.  Eight (8) hours of continuing education will be available during the cruise.  These additional cabins will fill up quickly, so make your reservation today!

Call the APA office at 501-372-5250 today and make sure that this ship does not sail without you!