CMS will temporarily take down the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) next week in order to make changes.
PECOS will be down from 9 p.m. EST April 16 until 9 a.m. EST April 20 (a span of 84 hours) while it updates its "Data Center," the agency said in a short e-mail message. This means physicians, non-physician practitioners, and provider and supplier organizations will not be able to use the online Medicare enrollment system during this period.
CMS says it's sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Internet PECOS only recently became available to provider and supplier organizations. CMS has also deleted language that prohibited providers from allowing office staff, consultants and other third parties from completing enrollment applications and updates via PECOS online.