Response to all
comments:
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All comments that we are
required to address were based on concerns with the collection
of the following personal identifying information on the
CMS-10114:
SSN,
DOB, Driver’s License, and/or place of birth
Some
comments were related to the security of the NPPES and
therefore fall outside of the scope of the PRA process. As a
result, we are not responding to those comments.
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Rejected:
CMS-10114 will continue to collect personal identifying
information in order to ensure the uniqueness of the individual
applying for the National Provider Identifier (NPI). The data
elements that are collected from health care providers when
applying for NPIs and the data status of each element
(required, situational, optional) were developed by HHS in the
negotiated rulemaking process. HHS solicited public comment on
the data elements. No public comments were received that
expressed concern with the collection of these data elements.
The data elements and their corresponding data status were
published in the NPI Final Rule.
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