Provider Education

90.5.1 - Provider Education (Rev. 280, Issued 08-13-04, Effective/Implementation: October 1, 2004 for the analysis and design phases for the MCS Maintainer and A/B MACs (B) January 1, 2005 for the coding, testing, and implementation phases for the MCS Maintainer and A/B MACs (B) January 1, 2005 for all phases for the VIPS Maintainers and A/B MACs (B)) Upon publication of the final rule of the 2005 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, CMS will post on its Web site zip codes that are eligible for automatic payment of the physician scarcity bonus payment.