{"id":22496,"date":"2020-08-05T18:12:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T22:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/?p=22496"},"modified":"2022-07-12T14:28:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T18:28:40","slug":"video-applying-for-an-npi-step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/provider-support\/video-applying-for-an-npi-step-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Applying for an NPI, Step by Step"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/provider-support\/npi-numbers-for-massage-therapists-all-you-need-to-know\/\">National Provider Identifier number<\/a>, or NPI, is a unique federal identification number issued to covered health care providers\u2014that includes massage therapists! An NPI is required for insurance claims, including those reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance plans. That means if you don&#8217;t have your own National Provider Identifier Number number as a massage therapist, you&#8217;re  not eligible to be paid for medically prescribed massages by insurers. Having an NPI, on the other hand, means you have <strong>more work opportunities and massage appointments<\/strong> available to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So How Do You Get One?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s simple! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nppes.cms.hhs.gov\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Applying for an NPI online<\/a> is free, and it only takes about 15 minutes.<\/strong> Watch this step-by-step walkthrough of the whole process, and then get yours today. You&#8217;ll be glad you did!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/672533084?h=1ab435f557\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Ready to get your NPI number?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nppes.cms.hhs.gov\/#\/\" style=\"border-radius:2px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Start Your Application!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A National Provider Identifier number, or NPI, is a unique federal identification number issued to covered health care providers\u2014that includes massage therapists! 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