The MGMA is also concerned that publishing individual provider information, including their address and NPI number, could leave them vulnerable to fraud.
For decades, the federal government was prohibited from releasing their type of individual payment data. However, in 2013, a federal court lifted the injunction that had barred the government from releasing its database of Medicare physician claims to the public. Since then, CMS has received numerous Freedom of Information Act requests seeking the data.
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