If you are adding/creating a new staff member, please see the document titled “How to Add a New Staff Member”. This section deals solely with adding NPI numbers to an existing staff member.
- On the left side bar of NPAWorks, highlight “Staff” under your location/site name so that the Staff List is showing.
- To open the staff member’s record either double click on their name or click once to highlight the staff member and click the edit button (Edit Record).
- The Staff Member Record window will appear.
- On the General tab (first tab), just to the right of the Last Name, you will see a Special Identifier icon.
- Click on the special identifier button so the “Special Identifiers” window pops up.
- A window labeled “Special Identifiers” will open.
- Click on the green add button, a new line will appear.
- On the Type Field click the arrow to open the drop down menu.
- Select the Identifier you wish to add. NOTE: Identifiers in brackets are hard coded and cannot be deleted. Additional identifiers can be added by going to Edit-Customize Lists, from the main screen).
- Enter the ID/ Number/ Code in the ‘ID/ Number/ Code’ field.
- You may also add a note pertaining to the special identifier.
- Check the Private box if you do not wish the ID/ Number/ Code entered to be visible outside of this screen.