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Published 10/11/2021

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Appeals and Redetermination
Beneficiary Customer Service Center
Checks For Overpayments
Cost Report Filing
Credit Balance Reporting
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) 
EDI for Va. and W.V
DDE
eServices
Financial Correspondence
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests
Medical Affairs
Medical Review
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP)
Provider Audit
Provider Contact Center (PCC)
Provider Enrollment
Provider Outreach and Education (POE)
Provider Reimbursement
Review Contractor
Additional Questions
Feedback to the CMS
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Palmetto GBA welcomes your comments and questions. You can get in touch with us in writing, by telephone or via email. Palmetto GBA is the fiscal intermediary for Part A Medicare Administrative Contractor.

Note: We respond to inquiries in the order in which we receive them. Please allow us time to research your question in order to provide you with the best possible service.

 Department  Contact Information Type of Inquiry

Appeals and Redeterminiations

U.S. Mail
Palmetto GBA
Part A Appeals
Mail Code: AG-630
P.O. Box 100238
Columbia, SC 29202-3238

Fax: (803) 699–2425

For Fed Ex/UPS/Certified Mail
Palmetto GBA
Part A Appeals
Mail Code: AG-630
Building One
2300 Springdale Drive
Camden, SC 29020

  • Request for redeterminations 
  • Redetermination form 
Beneficiary Customer Service Center 1–800–Medicare (1–800–633–4227)
TTY: 877–486–2048

Visit the Medicare website at www.medicare.gov

All questions related to the Medicare program.
Checks for Overpayments

U.S. Mail
Palmetto GBA
Medicare Part A Overpayments
Mail Code: AG-340
P.O. Box 100277
Columbia, SC 29202-3277

Provider Inquiries
For inquiries regarding overpayments, please call the Provider Contact Center at 855–696–0705.

Fax Numbers

  • To send any financial correspondence to the overpayment department by fax, please fax this information to (803) 419–3275.
  • To request an immediate offset, fax your request to (803) 462–2574.
  • Overpayments
  • Checks for cost report and credit balances
Cost Report Filing

Electronic Filing: https://mcref.cms.gov

Telephone
If you have questions about your cost report, please call the Provider Contact Center at 855–696–0705.

Mailing Address
Palmetto GBA
Attn: Cost Report Acceptance
Mail Code: AG-330
P.O. Box 100144
Columbia, SC 29202-3144

Fed Ex/UPS/Certified Mail Address
Palmetto GBA
Attn: Cost Report Acceptance
Mail Code: AG-330
2300 Springdale Drive
Building One
Camden, SC 29020-1728

Cost Report Overpayment Address (Checks Only)
Palmetto GBA
Medicare Finance
Mail Code: AG-260
P.O. Box 100277
Columbia, SC 29202-3277

  • Cost reports 
  • Checks
Credit Balance Reporting

Telephone
If you have questions about your Credit Balance Report, please call the Provider Contact Center at: 855–696–0705.

U.S. and Certified Mail
Palmetto GBA
Attn: Credit Balance Reporting
Mail Code: AG-340
P.O. Box 100109
Columbia, SC 29202-3109

Fed Ex/UPS/Overnight Courier
Palmetto GBA
Attn: Credit Balance Reporting
Mail Code: AG-340
2300 Springdale Drive
Building One
Camden, SC 29020-1728

Credit Balance Overpayment Address (Checks Only)
Palmetto GBA
Medicare Finance
Mail Code: AG-260
P.O.Box 100277
Columbia, SC 29202-3277

Fax
MCBR Receipts
Attn: Credit Balance Reporting
(803) 419–3277

  • Questions or concerns regarding credit balance reports
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for N.C. and S.C.

Email: Medicare.EDI@palmettogba.com

Provider Contact Center: 855–696–0705

  • EDI enrollment
  • Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA)
  • PC-ACE Pro 32 (billing software)
  • Direct Data Entry (billing software)
  • Other EDI-related issues 
DDE Hours of Availability
  • Monday to Friday 6 a.m. – 8 p.m. ET
  • Saturday: 6 a.m. – 4 p.m. ET
  • Sunday: Not Available
  • Submit claims
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for Va. and W.Va. Telephone
NGS EDI Help Desk: 855–696–0705
  • EDI enrollment
  • Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA)
  • PC-ACE Pro 32 (billing software)
  • Direct Data Entry (billing software)
  • Other EDI-related issues 
eServices Provider Contact Center: 855–696–0705
Part A PCC Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET

Our PCC Representatives are ready to answer your questions about billing problems and other issues. Please see the following links for more guidance about the Part A Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and contacting the Call Center.

Call Flowchart (PDF, 340 KB)
IVR User Guide (PDF, 295 KB)
IVR Conversion Tool

Email Part A to have your inquiry answered. Please do not include any Protected Health Information.

  • Eligibility
  • Claims status
  • Remittances on line
  • Financial Information (payment floor, last three checks paid, eOffset requests, and eCheck payments)
  • Appeals
  • Medical Review ADR Response form
  • General eritten Inquiry Request form
  • CMS-838 Credit Balance Report Submission
  • Cost Report form
Financial correspondence
(with and without checks)

U.S. Mail
Palmetto GBA
PO Box 100277
Columbia, SC 29202

 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests

U.S. Mail
Palmetto GBA – Part A
FOIA Coordinator
Mail Code: AG-840
P.O. Box 100190
Columbia, SC 29202-3190

Email: FOIA@PalmettoGBA.com

  •  FOIA requests
Medical Affairs

U.S. Mail
Palmetto GBA
Medical Affairs
Mail Code: AG-275
P.O. Box 100238
Columbia, SC 29202-3238

Send emails to A.Policy@palmettogba.com.

  • Local coverage determinations (LCDs)
  • Medicare Coverage Database (MCD) articles

 

 

Medical Review

Telephone
Please call the Provider Contact Center (PCC) at 855–696–0705 for Medical Review questions.

U.S. Mail
Palmetto GBA
Part A Medical Review
Mail Code: AG-230
P.O. Box 100238
Columbia, SC 29202-3238

Fed Ex/UPS/Overnight Courier
Palmetto GBA
Mail Code: AG-230
2300 Springdale Drive, Building One
Camden, SC 29020

Fax: (803) 699–2436 

  •  Responding to Additional Documentation Requests (ADRs)
  • Responses to our requests for medical records

 

 

 

Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP)

For questions/concerns related to MSP records, contact the Benefits Coordination & Recovery Center (BCRC) at: 855–798–2627 (TTY/TDD at 855–797–2627 for the hearing and speech impaired). Customer Service Representatives are available to provide you with quality service Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, except holidays.

Mailing addresses are available on the CMS website.

  •  MSP questions
  • Questions regarding beneficiary's primary or secondary records

 

Provider Audit

U.S. Mail
Palmetto GBA
Provider Audit
Mail Code: AG-320
P.O. Box 100144
Columbia, SC 29202-3144

Palmetto GBA
Cost Report Appeals and Reopenings
Mail Code: AG-380
P.O. Box 100144
Columbia, SC 29202-3144

  • Issues related to cost reports, desk reviews, audits and settlements
  • Issues related to the filing of cost report appeals and reopenings
Provider Contact Center

U.S. Mail
Palmetto GBA 
Part A PCC
Mail Code: AG-840
P.O. Box 100238
Columbia, SC 29202-3238

Provider Contact Center: 855–696–0705
Part A PCC Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET

Our PCC Representatives are ready to answer your questions about billing problems and other issues. Please see the following links for more guidance about the Part A Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and contacting the PCC.

Call Flowchart (PDF, 340 KB)
IVR User Guide (PDF, 295 KB)
IVR Conversion Tool

Email 
Email Part A to have your inquiry answered. Please do not include any Protected Health Information.

  • General coverage and Medicare-related questions
  • Crossover questions
  • Questions regarding claim filing requirements
  • Explanation of denial reasons
  • IVR resources
  • MSP resources
  • Modifier guidelines
  • Medical record documentation questions
  • Written Inquiries
  • eServices
Provider Enrollment

Telephone
For inquiries regarding provider enrollment, please call the PCC at 855–696–0705.

U.S. Mail
Palmetto GBA Provider Enrollment
P.O. Box 100144
Columbia, SC 29202

Fed Ex/UPS/Overnight Courier
Palmetto GBA
Part A Provider Enrollment
2300 Springdale Dr. Bldg. One
Camden, SC 29020


 

  • Enrollment (credentialing) questions
  • Request CMS-855 A, B, I or R forms
  • Change address, add a location or add a new member to a provider group
  • Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) enrollment
  • Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) CMS 588 form
  • Medicare Participating Physician or Supplier Agreement (PAR) CMS 460 form
  • How to obtain a National Provider Identifier (NPI)
  • Participation corrections
  • IRS 1099 tax form corrections
  • Consent forms
Provider Outreach and Education (POE)

U.S. Mail
Palmetto GBA
Part A POE
Mail Code: AG-830
P.O. Box 100238
Columbia, SC 29202-3238

For education, please complete the Education Request Form. To access this document, go to the Forms web page at www.PalmettoGBA.com/jma/forms.

  • Educational training requests
  • Request a speaker for association meetings in your state
Provider Reimbursement

U.S. Mail
Palmetto GBA
Provider Reimbursement
Mail Code: AG-330
P.O. Box 100144
Columbia, SC 29202-3144

Telephone: 855–696–0705.

Fax updated certificates for diabetes education, mammography and PET scan to the reimbursement department at (803) 935–0262.

  • Submission of interim rate information
  • Reimbursement issues
  • Reimbursement specialist
  • Submission of certificates

 

Are you seeking Review Contractor information?

This interactive map will show you the name and contact information for all review contractors by your state. This includes Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs), Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Contractor, Supplemental Medical Review Contractor (SMRC), Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs).

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POE Coordinator
CMS Division of Financial Management & Fee-for-Services Operations
61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 4T20
Atlanta, GA 30303-8909
Email: OPOLE_IFM_ATL_Inq@cms.hhs.gov

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