Subscribers may purchase access to the NPINUM.COM Web Service for a particular number of queries— 5,000, 10,000, 25,000, or 50,000 queries. Subscribers will be provided with a user ID and password and can then write their own program to interface with the Web Service. The number of queries performed will be deducted from the subscription. The subscription will expire when the number of queries selected has been reached or at the end of one year, whichever occurs first. Web Service access is recommended for hospitals and offices that need to integrate a NPI number verification process with an existing program. The Web Service is not recommended for companies that do not wish to write their own integration programs or that do not need to automate NPI number checking with an existing system.
Details and sample implementation of the NPI Web Service can be found here.
Web Services can be implemented with any language platform, including Macromedia Dreamweaver/Cold Fusion, Microsoft .NET applications, etc.
For more information on integrating a Web Service with Macromedia Dreamweaver/Cold Fusion, click here.
For more information on integrating a Web Service with a .NET application, click here.
Please feel free to contact GIM at 800-538-3539 to discuss integration issues.