Configure USPS API Real-Time Address Validation for a Practice

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Configure USPS API Real-Time Address Validation in System Administrator

Open System Administrator and then select a user. Select the External tab. In External User Mapping, right-click and select New. The Add External Interface window opens. Note: If your business account is not registered with USPS, select Click Here. In External System, select USPS, and then enter the Consumer Key and Secret values. Parent topic: Real-Time Address Validation using USPS (United States Postal Service) API See also Real-Time Address Validation using USPS (United States Postal Service) API Configure USPS API Real-Time Address Validation for a Practice

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Real-Time Address Validation using USPS (United States Postal Service) API

Note: USPS is no longer allowing new user registrations for Web Tools API, and has announced that Web Tools API will be discontinued on January 25, 2026. The USPS API requires a Client ID and Secret Key to be able to perform real-time address validation. Users will receive a USPS email with their business account information once successfully created. For more information on creating a business account in USPS and obtaining the USPS API credentials, visit https://developers.usps.com/getting-started. Note: USPS allows up to 60 address validations in one hour. NextGen Healthcare recommends real-time address validation frequency be considered when determining the best USPS registration option, practice or user level. Practice registration: The entire practice is allowed 60 real-time address validations in an hour. User registration: Each user is allowed 60 real-time address validations in an hour. Configure USPS API Real-Time Address Validation in System Administrator You can perform real

Help Guide for NextGen® Enterprise PM 8

Real-time Address Validation

You can turn on real-time address validation in NextGen® Enterprise EHR, NextGen® Enterprise PM, and File Maintenance for practices and users. For real-time address validation to occur, you must setup both the practice and the user. The automatic address validation process occurs when a registered user enters or modifies an address and then saves the data. The address fields are automatically sent to the United States Postal Service (USPS) address validation API. When an address is incorrect or cannot be found, the USPS address validation API sends a message to the user and the user can update the address or keep the address entered. When a match is found, the user receives a message stating that the address is valid. The automatic address validation process can reduce the following tasks in your practice: Time and cost of returned mail Administrative tasks to resend correspondence Research and verification of the person, patient or entity's current address Before you begin this proces

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Real-time Address Validation in NextGen® Enterprise PM

The automatic address validation process occurs when a registered user enters or modifies an address in NextGen® Enterprise PM. The following tasks must be completed for a registered user: You must assign NextGen® Enterprise PM access rights to the user in System Administrator. The user must complete and submit a United States Postal Service (USPS) registration form. USPS must send the user a confirmation email with a USPS user name and user ID and password. An administrator must enter the user's USPS password in System Administrator. Automatic real-time address validation for billing and secondary address occurs when you add or modify any of the following: Patient's information. Person's information. Patient's relationship information. Patient's guarantor information. Patient's contact information. Patient's head of household information. Configure Real-time Address Validation for Practices You must set up the external practice preferences for real-time address validation. Set Up Acce

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Real-time Address Validation

You can turn on real-time address validation in NextGen® Enterprise EHR, NextGen® Enterprise PM, and File Maintenance for practices and users. For real-time address validation to occur, you must setup both the practice and the user. The automatic address validation process occurs when a registered user enters or modifies an address and then saves the data. The address fields are automatically sent to the United States Postal Service (USPS) address validation API. When an address is incorrect or cannot be found, the USPS address validation API sends a message to the user and the user can update the address or keep the address entered. When a match is found, the user receives a message stating that the address is valid. The automatic address validation process can reduce the following tasks in your practice: Time and cost of returned mail Administrative tasks to resend correspondence Research and verification of the person, patient or entity's current address Before you begin this proces

File Maintenance Help for NextGen® Enterprise

Real-Time Address Validation

You can turn on real-time address validation in NextGen® Enterprise EHR, NextGen® Enterprise PM, and File Maintenance for practices and users. For real-time address validation to occur, you must set up both practice and user settings. The automatic address validation process occurs when a registered user enters or modifies an address and then saves the data. The address fields are automatically sent to the United States Postal Service (USPS) address validation API. When an address is incorrect or cannot be found, this API sends a message to the user, who can update the address or keep the address entered. When a match is found, the user receives a confirmation message. The automatic address validation process can reduce the following tasks in your practice: Time and cost of returned mail Administrative tasks to resend correspondence Research and verification of the address of the person, patient, or entity Before you begin this process, you must review and complete the following proced

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