Endocrine Insider
December 11, 2008

Beginning this month, physicians and non-physician providers in 24 states and the District of  Columbia can enroll in medicare and change their enrollment information electronically using the internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees the Medicare program, will be expanding the PECOS program to additional states during the coming months.

When submitted through the internet-based PECOS system, physician enrollment information can be processed up to 50 percent faster than through the traditional paper system. PECOS is currently available in the following states and the District  of Columbia:

Delaware         Minnesota      New  Jersey

Idaho                Missouri          North Carolina

Illinois              Nebraska        Pennsylvania

Iowa                 Maryland          Tennessee

Kansas           Michigan          Wisconsin

Connecticut    Kentucky          Ohio    

Hawaii             Nevada            South Carolina

Indiana            New York        West Virginia   

 

To access the PECOS program for enrollment or to update your Medicare information on file with CMS, please go to https://pecos.cms.hhs.gov. This system meets all government security standards in terms of data entry, data transmission, and the electronic storage of Medicare enrollment information.

 

For additional information on PECOS, including information to know before submitting an enrollment application, go to www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll