Notice2025-12402
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
July 3, 2025
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Abstract
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information (including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information) and to allow 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 126 (Thursday, July 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29551-29552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12402]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS-10749 and CMS-855O]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is
announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention
to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in
the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information
(including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information) and to allow 60 days for public comment on
the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments
regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection
of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's
functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by September 2, 2025.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your comments electronically to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information
collection document(s) that are accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number: ___, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244-1850.
To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, please access
the CMS PRA website by copying and pasting the following web address
into your web browser: <a href="https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing">https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William N. Parham at (410) 786-4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated
with the following information collections. More detailed information
can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated
materials (see ADDRESSES).
CMS-10749 National Plan and Provider Enumeration System Supplemental
Data Collection
CMS-855O Registration for Eligible Ordering and Referring Physicians
and Non-Physician Practitioners
Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. The term
``collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires federal agencies
to publish a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension
or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, before
submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this
requirement, CMS is publishing this notice.
Information Collections
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement without
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information
Collection: National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)
Supplemental Data Collection; Use: The adoption by the Secretary of HHS
of the standard unique health identifier for health care providers is a
requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
of 1996 (HIPAA). The unique identifier is to be used on standard
transactions and may be used for other lawful purposes in the health
care system. The CMS Final Rule published on January 23, 2004 adopts
the National Provider Identifier (NPI) as the standard unique health
identifier for health care providers. Health care providers that are
covered entities under HIPAA must apply for and use NPIs in standard
transactions. The law requires that data collection standards for these
measures be used, to the extent that it is practical, in all national
population health surveys. It applies to self-reported optional
information only. The law also requires any data standards published by
HHS to comply with standards created by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
The web based optional data fields can be seen in Appendix A1: Data
Collected for the Office of Minority and Appendix A2: Data collected
for the 21st Century Cures Act, interoperability. The standards apply
to population health surveys sponsored by HHS, where respondents either
self-report information or a knowledgeable person responds for all
members of a household. HHS is implementing these data standards in all
new surveys. Form Number: CMS-10749 (OMB control number: 0938-1427);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other
for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents:
545,648; Total Annual Responses: 545,648; Total Annual Hours: 92,760.
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Nora Simmons at
410-786-1981.)
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare
Registration Application; Use: Various sections of the Social Security
Act (Act), the United States Code (U.S.C.), Internal Revenue Service
Code (Code) and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) require providers
and suppliers to furnish information concerning the
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amounts due and the identification of individuals or entities that
furnish medical services to beneficiaries before allowing payment. The
principal function of the CMS-855O is to gather information from a
physician or other eligible professional to help CMS determine whether
he or she meets certain qualifications to enroll in the Medicare
program for the sole purpose of ordering or certifying certain Medicare
items or services. The CMS-855O allows a physician or other eligible
professional to enroll in Medicare without approval for billing
privileges.
The collection and verification of this information protects our
beneficiaries from illegitimate providers/suppliers. These procedures
also protect the Medicare Trust Funds against fraud. The CMS-855O
gathers information that allow Medicare contractors to ensure that the
physician or eligible professional is not sanctioned from the Medicare
and/or Medicaid program(s), or debarred, or excluded from any other
Federal agency or program. Furthermore, the data collected also ensures
that the applicant has the necessary credentials to order and certify
health care services. This is the sole instrument implemented for this
purpose.
Form Number: CMS-855O (OMB control number 0938-1135); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or other for-
profits), State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents:
2,250; Number of Responses: 2,250; Total Annual Hours: 1,125. (For
policy questions regarding this collection contact Frank Whelan at 410-
786-1302).
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-12402 Filed 7-2-25; 8:45 am]
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