| Provider Type |
Portal Access |
| Short-Term Acute Care Hospitals |
Requestors will be required to enter their six-digit CMS certification number (i.e., CCN, provider number, PTAN).
- The third digit of this number will be “0.”
Validation codes are emailed to the HARP Security Administrator(s) on file. If your facility has a distinct part unit for an IPF, IRF, SNF, or PHP, your PEPPERs will be available in the same folder as your ST PEPPER in the portal.
- Use your short-term acute care hospital provider number (the third digit will be “0”) when entering your CCN.
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| Critical Access Hospitals |
Requestors will be required to enter their six-digit CMS certification number (i.e., CCN, provider number, PTAN).
- The third digit of this number will be a “1.”
Validation codes are emailed to the HARP Security Administrator(s) on file. If your facility has a distinct part unit for an IPF or IRF, your PEPPERs will be available in the same folder as your CAH PEPPER in the portal.
- Use your CAH provider number (the third digit will be “1”) when entering your CCN.
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| Home Health Agencies |
Requestors will be required to enter their six-digit CMS certification number (i.e., CCN, provider number, PTAN).
- The third digit of this number will be a “3,” “7,” “8,” or “9.”
For HHA PEPPER (version Q4CY22) — available on or around July 11, 2023 — requestors will be required to enter a validation code. This will be either a patient control number (found at form locator 03a on the UB-04 claim form) or a medical record number (found at form locator 03b on the UB-04 claim form) for a traditional Medicare Part A Fee-for-Service patient who received services from Oct. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022 (“from” or “through” dates on a paid claim). Additionally, as a second option, a contact from the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) will be sent an email and provided with a validation code to use to access the PEPPER from the portal. The validation code may be shared with others in the agency as deemed appropriate. |
| Hospices |
Requestors will be required to enter their six-digit CMS certification number (i.e., CCN, provider number, PTAN).
- The third digit of this number will be a “1.”
For Hospice PEPPER (version Q4FY22) — available on or around April 5, 2023 — requestors will be required to enter a validation code. This will be either a patient control number (found at form locator 03a on the UB-04 claim form) or a medical record number (found at form locator 03b on the UB-04 claim form) for a traditional Medicare Part A Fee-for-Service patient who received services from July 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2022 (“from” or “through” dates on a paid claim). Additionally, as a second option, a contact from the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) will be sent an email and provided with a validation code to use to access the PEPPER from the portal. The validation code may be shared with others in the hospice as deemed appropriate. |
| Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities |
Requestors will be required to enter their six-digit CMS certification number (i.e., CCN, provider number, PTAN).
- The third digit of this number will be a “4.”
Validation codes are emailed to the HARP Security Administrator(s) on file. IPFs that are distinct part units of short-term acute care hospitals or CAHs will use the validation codes provided to the HARP Security Administrators to access their PEPPER from the portal. If your facility has a PHP, your PEPPER will be available in the same folder as your IPF PEPPER in the portal.
- Use your IPF provider number (the third digit will be “4”) when entering your CCN.
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| Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities |
Requestors will be required to enter their six-digit CMS certification number (i.e., CCN, provider number, PTAN).
- The third digit of this number for a freestanding IRF will be a “3.”
For freestanding IRFs, requestors will be required to enter a validation code. This will be either a patient control number (found at form locator 03a on the UB-04 claim form) or a medical record number (found at form locator 03b on the UB-04 claim form) for a traditional Medicare Part A Fee-for-Service patient who received services from July 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2022 (“from” or “through” dates on a paid claim). IRFs that are distinct part units of short-term acute care hospitals or critical access hospitals will use the validation codes provided to HARP Security Administrators to access their PEPPER from the PEPPER Portal. If your facility has a PHP, your PEPPER will be available in the same folder as your IRF PEPPER in the portal.
- Use your IRF provider number (the third digit will be “3”) when entering your CCN.
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| Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals |
Requestors will be required to enter their six-digit CMS certification number (i.e., CCN, provider number, PTAN).
- The third digit of this number will be a “2,”
For LT PEPPER (version Q4FY22) — available on or around April 5, 2023 — requestors will be required to enter a validation code. This will be either a patient control number (found at form locator 03a on the UB-04 claim form) or a medical record number (found at form locator 03b on the UB-04 claim form) for a traditional Medicare Part A Fee-for-Service patient who received services from July 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2022 (“from” or “through” dates on a paid claim). Additionally, as a second option, a contact from the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) will be sent an email and provided with a validation code to use to access the PEPPER from the portal. The validation code may be shared with others in the hospital as deemed appropriate. |
| Partial Hospitalization Programs |
Requestors will be required to enter their six-digit CMS certification number (i.e., CCN, provider number, PTAN).
- The third digit of this number will be a “1,” “2,’ “3,” or “4.”
For PHP PEPPER (version Q4CY22) — available on or around July 11, 2023 — requestors will be required to enter a validation code. This will be either a patient control number (found at form locator 03a on the UB-04 claim form) or a medical record number (found at form locator 03b on the UB-04 claim form) for a traditional Medicare Part A Fee-for-Service patient who received services from Oct. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022 (“from” or “through” dates on a paid claim). Additionally, as a second option, a contact from the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) will be sent an email and provided with a validation code to use to access the PEPPER from the portal. The validation code may be shared with others in the program as deemed appropriate. PHPs that are associated with short-term acute care hospitals or inpatient psychiatric facilities will use validation codes provided to HARP Security Administrators to access their PEPPER from the PEPPER Portal. |
| Skilled Nursing Facilities |
Requestors will be required to enter their six-digit CMS certification number (i.e., CCN, provider number, PTAN).
- The third digit of this number will be a “5” or “6.”
For SNF PEPPER (version Q4FY22) — available on or around April 5, 2023 — requestors will be required to enter a validation code. This will be either a patient control number (found at form locator 03a on the UB-04 claim form) or a medical record number (found at form locator 03b on the UB-04 claim form) for a traditional Medicare Part A Fee-for-Service patient who received services from July 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2022 (“from” or “through” dates on a paid claim). Additionally, as a second option, a contact from the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) will be sent an email and provided with a validation code to use to access the PEPPER from the portal. The validation code may be shared with others in the facility as deemed appropriate. SNFs that are swing-bed units of short-term acute care hospitals will use validation codes provided to HARP Security Administrators to access their PEPPER from the PEPPER Portal. |