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As a result of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the
Final Rule adopting the NPI as the standard unique
identifier for health care providers became effective
May 23, 2005. As of this date, health care
providers became eligible to receive this 10 position,
intelligence-free, numeric identifier assigned
by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration
System (NPPES). The goal of the NPI is
to simplify the administration of the health care
system and enable efficient electronic transmission
of certain health information.
All health care providers are eligible to receive
NPIs. HIPAA covered entities, such as providers
completing electronic transactions, must include
the NPI to identify covered health care providers in
standard transactions as of May 23, 2008.