Form CMS-460 (04/19) 1
FORM APPROVED
OMB NO. 0938-0373
EXPIRES XX/XX/XXXX
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
MEDICARE PARTICIPATING PHYSICIAN OR SUPPLIER AGREEMENT
Name(s) and Address of Participant* National Provider Identifier (NPI)*
*List all names and the NPI under which the participant files claims with the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)/carrier
with whom this agreement is being filed.
The above named person or organization, called “the participant,” hereby enters into an agreement with the Medicare
program to accept assignment of the Medicare Part B payment for all services for which the participant is eligible to
accept assignment under the Medicare law and regulations and which are furnished while this agreement is in effect.
1. Meaning of Assignment: For purposes of this agreement, accepting assignment of the Medicare Part B
payment means requesting direct Part B payment from the Medicare program. Under an assignment, the
approved charge, determined by the MAC/carrier, shall be the full charge for the service covered under Part B.
The participant shall not collect from the beneciary or other person or organization for covered services more
than the applicable deductible and coinsurance.
2. Effective Date: If the participant les the agreement with any MAC/carrier during the enrollment period, the
agreement becomes effective __________________.
3. Term and Termination of Agreement: This agreement shall continue in effect through December 31 following
the date the agreement becomes effective and shall be renewed automatically for each 12-month period January
1 through December 31 thereafter unless one of the following occurs:
a. During the enrollment period provided near the end of any calendar year, the participant noties
in writing every MAC/carrier with whom the participant has led the agreement or a copy of the
agreement that the participant wishes to terminate the agreement at the end of the current term. In the
event such notication is mailed or delivered during the enrollment period provided near the end of
any calendar year, the agreement shall end on December 31 of that year.
b. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may nd, after notice to and opportunity for a hearing
for the participant, that the participant has substantially failed to comply with the agreement. In the
event such a nding is made, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will notify the participant
in writing that the agreement will be terminated at a time designated in the notice. Civil and criminal
penalties may also be imposed for violation of the agreement.
Signature of participant (or authorized representative of participating organization) Date
Title (if signer is authorized representative of organization) Office Phone Number (including area code)
Received by (name of carrier) Initials of Carrier Official Effective Date
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