NPI number

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Recent grad here...

Due to other work committments I won't be applying for jobs for about 4 months. I have already passed my boards, so do I apply for my own NPI number now, on my own, or do I wait until I have been hired and sort that out then alone with my DEA, etc.? I'm not sure how to proceed given my specific situation.

I wish my school had provided better guidance on this topic...

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.

You can do it anytime, but, if you do it before you are working you need to be very careful about the address/phone you use because it is a searchable database to the public. If you use your home address/phone then a patient could look you up and get your address and phone number.

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That is my concern. I would like to wait until I am hired, but I'm not sure if this will be the kind of thing they will expect to to have done on my own.

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.
That is my concern. I would like to wait until I am hired, but I'm not sure if this will be the kind of thing they will expect to to have done on my own.

Nope it literally takes like 5 minutes to get.

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I just used the hospital's address - I will say it took me 3-4 weeks to get it when I applied 1 1/2 years ago - hope yours is faster!

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