Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will only accept the National Provider Identifier
Providers are reminded that t he Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will only accept the National Provider Identifier (NPI) on all Medi-Cal and Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) program claims. This policy has been in effect since October 1, 2008.
To ensure timely payment, pharmacies using the Medi-Cal POS NCPDP Pharmacy Transaction Specifications, Third Party Vendors (Dial-Up and Leased-Line) system must include the NPI of any practitioners prescribing drugs for Medi-Cal recipients. Claims submitted with incorrect or invalid NPIs may cause a delay in payments and lead to an audit of all claims submitted by the pharmacy.