CMS announced that an NPI may be used for the following purposes:<ref>http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:N42ReQj9VwIJ:www.hipaadvisory.com/REGS/finalprovid/uses.htm+NPI+providers+%22not+required%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us</ref>
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[[HHS]] announced that an NPI may be used for the following purposes:<ref>http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:N42ReQj9VwIJ:www.hipaadvisory.com/REGS/finalprovid/uses.htm+NPI+providers+%22not+required%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us</ref>
*The NPI may be used as a cross-reference in health care provider fraud and abuse files and other program integrity files.
*The NPI may be used as a cross-reference in health care provider fraud and abuse files and other program integrity files.