National Provider Identifier (NPI): The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a HIPAA Administrative Simplification Standard for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. UPINs, Medicare PINs, state Medicaid numbers, provider identities provided by thousands of health insurers, and other identifiers were all needed to disambiguate a specific healthcare provider across the healthcare system. This… Continue reading Do Medical Students, Interns, And Residents Need NPI(National Provider Identifier)?