How to Opt Out of Medicare An NPI Number is NOT Required to Opt Out of Medicare Read Letter from AAPS General Counsel to CMS and Medicare Carrier posted 11/10/2007 Opting Out of Medicare - Timothy Kriss, M.D. - 1/2004 Notes and Links on Tricare and Private Contracting - 11/13/2003 List of Medicare Carriers by State Read Sample Letters Informing Patients of Decision to Opt-Out - Members-only Section (Password Required) Newspaper and Journal Articles about Urologist Michael Harris, M.D. and His Decision to Opt-Out of Medicare - 10/21/2002 Notes on Opting Out - 10/11/2002 How to Terminate Your Opted-Out Status - 10/11/2002 AAPS Tells Docs: Get Out of Medicare - 8/24/2000 The Physicians Declaration of Independence - July 4, 2004 - Written by Richard Amerling, M.D. A Declaration of Independence: Why I Opted out of Medicare, by John A. Bennett, D.O. - 1/11/2000 From Federal Register - November, 1998: Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies and Adjustments to the Relative Value Units Under the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 1999; Final Rule and Notice United Seniors v. Shalala (Medicare private contracting) Medicare Private Contracting Provisions of Balance Budget Act of 1997 AdminaStar Federal Medicare Part B Bulletin - Private Contracting Patient's Request and Consent for Non-Medicare Services Opting out in AAPS News
