PHARMACY PROVIDERS PLEASE NOTE!!!  

DETAILED FUL CHANGES ARE POSTED ON WWW.LAMEDICAID.COM                          

IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT THE COVERAGE OF A DRUG PRODUCT, PLEASE CONTACT THE PBM HELP DESK AT 1-800-648-0790.

PLEASE FILE ADJUSTMENTS FOR CLAIMS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY PAID.

ONLY THOSE PRODUCTS OF THE MANUFACTURERS WHICH PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL REBATE PROGRAM WILL BE COVERED BY THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. PARTICIPATION MAY BE VERIFIED IN APPENDIX C, AVAILABLE AT WWW.LAMEDICAID.COM.

ATTENTION ALL PROVIDERS - NATIONAL PROVIDER IDENTIFIER

DHH HAS LAUNCHED A NEW NPI WEB REGISTRATION SITE FOR PROVIDERS TO REGISTER THEIR NPI WITH LOUISIANA MEDICAID. CMS WILL REQUIRE ALL HIPAA STANDARD TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING MEVS ELIGIBILITY INQUIRY AND CLAIMS STATUS INQUIRY TO BE SUBMITTED USING THE NPI NUMBER BEGINNING 23-MAY-07.THE NEW NPI APPLICATION IS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE LIST OF APPLICATIONS IN THE SECURED PROVIDER AREA OF THE WWW.LAMEDICAID.COM WEB SITE. FIND THIS AND MORE ON THE NPI INFORMATION PAGE ACCESSIBLE FROM WWW.LAMEDICAID.COM>HIPAA INFORMATION CENTER>NATIONAL PROVIDER IDENTIFIER (NPI).