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| CMS/Medicare Scam Alert |
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| Written by CMS | |||
| Monday, 22 June 2009 07:23 | |||
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (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, non-physician 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/ orhttp://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll
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