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  "answer_key": "how-to-update-npi",
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  "query": "how to update an npi",
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  "canonical_path": "/learn/how-to-update-an-npi",
  "title": "How do you update an NPI?",
  "description": "The NPPES update path, 30-day rule, and Fonteum boundary.",
  "answer_capsule": "To update an NPI record, sign in to NPPES and submit the changed fields, or use CMS Form 10114 where paper filing applies. CMS's Unique Identifiers FAQ modified 2026-03-16 says covered providers must report address changes within 30 days. Fonteum cannot change NPPES records, and an update normally leaves the 10-digit NPI unchanged.",
  "scope": "This guide covers the CMS handoff for provider-submitted NPPES changes. It does not edit a record or decide which legal changes apply to a particular provider.",
  "methodology_version": "citation-answer/v1",
  "reproducibility_note": "Re-derive this answer from the named source and dated scope; no Fonteum account is required.",
  "limitations": [
    "The 30-day rule is source-scoped to covered providers and specified changes.",
    "This aggregate public-record answer is not a consumer report, person-level dossier, eligibility decision, or risk score."
  ],
  "related_links": [
    {
      "label": "What is an NPI?",
      "href": "/learn/what-is-an-npi"
    }
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  "data_as_of": "2026-03-16",
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      "source_key": "cms-npi-update-faq",
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      "file_name": "CMS Unique Identifiers FAQs",
      "file_url": "https://www.cms.gov/priorities/key-initiatives/burden-reduction/administrative-simplification/unique-identifiers/faqs",
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)",
      "published_date": "2026-03-16",
      "retrieved_date": "2026-07-21",
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  "published_date": "2026-07-21",
  "modified_date": "2026-07-21",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source_key": "cms-npi-update-faq",
      "name": "CMS Unique Identifiers FAQs",
      "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)",
      "official_url": "https://www.cms.gov/priorities/key-initiatives/burden-reduction/administrative-simplification/unique-identifiers/faqs",
      "source_date_kind": "release",
      "source_date": "2026-03-16",
      "limitation": "The 30-day statement applies to covered providers and specified NPPES changes. Fonteum cannot edit NPPES, and paper or online steps can change.",
      "retrieved_date": "2026-07-21"
    }
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  "facts": [
    {
      "fact_key": "deadline",
      "label": "Covered-provider address-change deadline",
      "value": "30 days",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "cms-npi-update-faq",
        "name": "CMS Unique Identifiers FAQs",
        "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)",
        "official_url": "https://www.cms.gov/priorities/key-initiatives/burden-reduction/administrative-simplification/unique-identifiers/faqs",
        "source_date_kind": "release",
        "source_date": "2026-03-16",
        "limitation": "The 30-day statement applies to covered providers and specified NPPES changes. Fonteum cannot edit NPPES, and paper or online steps can change.",
        "retrieved_date": "2026-07-21"
      }
    },
    {
      "fact_key": "paper-form",
      "label": "Paper update form",
      "value": "CMS-10114",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "cms-npi-update-faq",
        "name": "CMS Unique Identifiers FAQs",
        "publisher": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)",
        "official_url": "https://www.cms.gov/priorities/key-initiatives/burden-reduction/administrative-simplification/unique-identifiers/faqs",
        "source_date_kind": "release",
        "source_date": "2026-03-16",
        "limitation": "The 30-day statement applies to covered providers and specified NPPES changes. Fonteum cannot edit NPPES, and paper or online steps can change.",
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  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Can Fonteum update an NPI record?",
      "answer": "No. NPPES is the official CMS system for NPI applications and updates."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does an address update change the NPI?",
      "answer": "Normally no. The NPI remains the same while submitted record fields change."
    }
  ]
}