Steps for accessing Medicare PECOS system

Written by Reed Tinsley | October 8, 2010

Having problems accessing the PECOS system? Be sure to follow these steps:

  • Enroll security officials in IACS (required to access PECOS)
  • IACS authorized individual for provider accesses PECOS
  • Register Group in PECOS
  • Register individual providers under the Group in PECOS (can be done at same time, but increases opportunity for errors)
  • At the end of the process you will have to have the individual provider’s NPPES login info (user name & password).  NPPES is system that issued the NPI.

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