An alert from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been issued for physician offices. Perpetrators are sending faxes to physician offices posing as the Medicare Insurance Provider or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) instructing physician staff to respond to a questionnaire providing account information within 48 hours to avoid a lapse in Medicare payments.
Be wary of this practice and confirm requests with your contractor using contact information they previously provided before submitting any information. Medicare providers should only send information to a Medicare contractor using the address found in the download section of the CMS.gov website found at:
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