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Set Up a Default Location for Provider Numbers

To set up a provider that has the same individual Provider number for payers at all or several practice locations:
  1. From the Master Files - System list, select Providers.
  2. Double-click a provider name.
    The Modify Provider Information dialog box displays.
  3. Select the Practice tab.

  4. In the Service Location field, select <Default>.
  5. Select one of the following options based on the information below:
    • To set up the provider on the default payer, double-click on the Default row in the Group Information section. Because this is the setup for the default payer, the Payer Name field is disabled.

    • To set up a specific payer for the provider, right-click in the Group Information section, then select New. Because this is the setup for a specific payer, a payer must be selected in the Payer Name field.

  6. If this is a new payer, select the arrow in the Payer Name field and select the payer.
    If this is the default payer, you cannot select a new payer.
  7. Enter the provider's number in the Provider Number field.
  8. Enter the Effective and Expiration dates for the rendering provider’s payer provider numbers.
  9. Select the arrow in the Group Name field and select a group from the list, if applicable.
  10. Enter the provider's CLIA number in the CLIA Number field (this only applies to a non-default payer).
  11. Select the arrow in the SIM Exception field and select the SIM Exception that is associated with the provider, if applicable.
  12. Select the arrow in the Contract Exception field and select the Contract Exception that is associated with the provider, if applicable.
  13. Enter the information in the remaining fields.
  14. Select OK.