CMS Launches Physician Compare – Check Your Info!
January 24th, 2011
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid services has launched the first phase of an online physician directory available to the public. The directory, Physician Compare, can be found at www.medicare.gov/find-a-doctor.
The database is designed to aid Medicare patients in finding and comparing physicians, but the database is available to the entire public. Some of the available search criteria include geographical area, gender, and whether or not providers accept Medicare approved amounts as payment in full.
Physicians are urged to check their listings as this phase of the database has already been found to include incomplete and incorrect information. If your information is incorrect, or you are not listed at all, go to http://www.medicare.gov/find-a-doctor/provider-search.aspx. The “Note to Providers” at the top left of the screen leads to a page that will recommend ways to get the problem resolved.
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