Helpful Phone Numbers, Acronyms & Websites

Phone Numbers

ABN - Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage
CCS-P - Certified Coding Specialist – Physician-based
CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CPC - Certified Professional Coder
CPT - Current Procedural Terminology
CUIMC - Columbia University Irving Medical Center
DHS - Designated Health Services
DRA - Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
E/M - Evaluation and Management
EMR – Electronic Medical Record
EOB - Explanation of Benefits
FCA - Federal False Claims Act
FPO - Faculty Practice Organization
GME – Graduate Medical Education
GSA - United States General Services Administration
HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
ICD - International Classification of Disease
IPA – Independent Practice Association
LEIE - List of Excluded Individuals/Entities
NIH - National Institutes of Health
NPP - Non-Physician Practitioner
NYPH – New York Presbyterian Hospital
OFBC - Office for Billing Compliance
OIG - United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General
OMIG - Office of Medicaid Inspector General (NY)
OPMC - New York State Office of Professional Misconduct
PHI – Protected Health Information
QA – Quality Assurance
UPIN/PIN – Unique Physician Identification Number/Provider Identification Number

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Reviewed: 3/1/2024