Callisto Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 I recently accepted a position with a hospital. As part of the credentialing process they are asking me to provide my NPI number as well as my user name and password. They want to use this information to update my profile with NPPES to reflect my affiliation with the hospital. I am curious if this is normal. I can understand providing the NPI number but providing my user name and password seems odd. It seems like they want to manage my profile because they are also saying that if I should choose to leave the organization they will provide me with user names and passwords maintained on my behalf. Should I be providing the user name and password? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LT_Oneal_PAC Posted July 2, 2019 Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2019 I’ve worked with 4 different entities and never had to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastudentw Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 I'm going through the credentialing process now with a large academic center. They didn't ask for my username and password, rather they had me fill out a release form saying they can manage my profile and information on NPPES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callisto Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 2 hours ago, pastudentw said: I'm going through the credentialing process now with a large academic center. They didn't ask for my username and password, rather they had me fill out a release form saying they can manage my profile and information on NPPES. Did you have to create a user name and password for them to manage your profile. It seems to me that they are trying to do the same thing but I just got concerned about giving that info out. This hospital is a teaching hospital that is affiliated with a local medical school. Thanks for the feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastudentw Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 52 minutes ago, Callisto said: Did you have to create a user name and password for them to manage your profile. It seems to me that they are trying to do the same thing but I just got concerned about giving that info out. This hospital is a teaching hospital that is affiliated with a local medical school. Thanks for the feedback. I am also going to be working for an academic hospital. They requested CMS proxy for the hospital to act on provider enrollment steps like EHR, NPPES maintenance and such. I didn't actually give anyone my username and password but I granted them CMS proxy by filling out a limited power of attorney which gave them the ability to act on my behalf for a lot of the credentialing paperwork which included medicaid and medicare enrollment. I hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChompPaChewyChomp Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 I gave them my NPPES login info for my current job at an outpatient facility and had no issues. They just filled in all the information for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callisto Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 53 minutes ago, ChompPaChewyChomp said: I gave them my NPPES login info for my current job at an outpatient facility and had no issues. They just filled in all the information for me. Good to know. Thank you so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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