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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 website found
at:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNGenInfo/ or
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll .
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