Attention All CEDI Trading Partners, Suppliers, Billing Services, Clearinghouses, and Vendors: Scam Alert

Scam Alert: CMS has Become Aware of a Scam Targeting Physician Offices

 

CMS Learn Resource 200906-30

 

Scam Alert

CMS has become aware of a scam where perpetrators are sending faxes to physician offices posing as the Medicare carrier or Medicare administrative contractor (MAC).  The fax instructs physician staff to respond to a questionnaire to provide an account information update within 48 hours in order to prevent a gap in Medicare payments. The fax may have the CMS logo and/or the contractor logo to enhance the appearance of authenticity.

 

Medicare FFS providers, including physicians, nonphysician practitioners, should be wary of this type of request. If you receive a request for information in the manner described above, please check with your contractor before submitting any information. Medicare providers should only send information to a Medicare contractor using the address found in the download section of the CMS.gov Web site found at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNGenInfo/ or http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll.

 

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