Medicare Enrollment Guidance for Physicians that Infrequently Receive Reimbursement from the Medicare Program

In the process of implementing the provisions contained in the Affordable Care Act, CMS has become aware of several unique enrollment issues for certain types of physicians or practitioners. Specifically, CMS modified the process of enrollment to accommodate the special circumstances of the following individual physicians and practitioners:

• Physicians employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs
• Physicians employed by the Public Health Service
• Physicians employed by the Department of Defense Tricare program
• Physicians employed by FQHCs, RHCs or CAHs
• Physicians in a Fellowship
• Dentists, including oral surgeons

For details on the modifications to the enrollment process for these special circumstances, visit the Special Enrollment Fact Sheet for Physicians with Infrequent Reimbursements on the CMS website.