CMS Warns of Scam Targeting Physician Offices
CMS is alerting providers that certain individuals are sending faxes to physician offices posing as the Medicare carrier or Medicare Administrative Contractor. The fax instructs physician staff to respond to a questionnaire to provide account information within 48 hours in order to prevent a gap in Medicare payments. CMS recommends that providers check with their contractor before submitting any information in response to such a solicitation, and to only send information to actual contractor addresses posted on the CMS web site.
