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Kentucky and Ohio Part A Contact Information

Effective February 4, 2013, CGS is changing the mailing addresses for incoming Jurisdiction 15 (J15) Part A documentation. Please utilize the following addresses for any documents you mail to CGS.

Department Contact Information (through February 3, 2013) Contact Information (beginning February 4, 2013) Type of Inquiry
Appeals CGS
J15 Part A Appeals
Mail Code: AG-630
P.O. Box 100187
Columbia, SC 29202-3187
Fax: (803) 462-2585

For Fed Ex/UPS/Certified Mail
CGS
J15 Part A Appeals
Mail Code: AG-630
Building One
2300 Springdale Drive
Camden, SC 29020

935 Appeals related to Overpayments
CGS
J15 Part A Overpayments Appeals
PO Box 100139
Columbia, SC 29202-3139

CGS

J15 Part A Appeals
PO Box 20006
Nashville, TN 37202
Fax: (803) 462-2585

For Fed Ex/UPS/Certified Mail
CGS
J15 Part A Appeals
2 Vantage Way
Nashville, TN 37228

935 Appeals related to Overpayments
CGS
J15 Part A Overpayments Appeals
PO Box 20022
Nashville, TN 37202

  • Request for Redeterminations
  • Redetermination Form
  • 935 Appeals related to Overpayments
Beneficiary Customer Service Center 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)
TTY: (877) 486-2048

Visit the Medicare Web site at www.medicare.gov

1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)
TTY: (877) 486-2048

Visit the Medicare Web site at www.medicare.gov

  • All questions related to the Medicare program
Carrier Medical Director Carrier Medical Director: Michael Montijo, MD

CGS Administrators, LLC
ATTN: Medical Review
Two Vantage Way
Nashville, TN 37228

Phone: 615.660.5710
FAX: 615.664.5971

Carrier Medical Director: Michael Montijo, MD

CGS Administrators, LLC
ATTN: Medical Review
Two Vantage Way
Nashville, TN 37228

Phone: 615.660.5710
FAX: 615.664.5971

 
Claims CGS
J15 Part A Claims
Mail Code: AG-600
P.O. Box 100112
Columbia, SC 29202-3112
CGS
J15 Part A Claims
PO Box 20211
Nashville, TN 37202
  • Requests for Reopenings
  • Clerical Error Reopening Form
Cost Report Cost Report Filing

Fed Ex/UPS/Overnight Courier
CGS
J15 Cost Report:
3021 Montvale Drive, Suite C
Springfield, IL 62704

Cost Report Overpayment Address (checks only)

Ohio providers:
CGS
Part A Ohio - Lockbox # 957635
1005 Convention Plaza
SL-MO-C1WS
Saint Louis, MO 63101

Kentucky providers:
CGS
Part A Ky - Lockbox # 957582
1005 Convention Plaza
SL-MO-C1WS
Saint Louis, MO 63101

Cost Report Filing

Fed Ex/UPS/Overnight Courier
CGS
J15 Cost Report:
3021 Montvale Drive, Suite C
Springfield, IL 62704

Cost Report Overpayment Address (checks only)

Ohio providers:
CGS
Part A Ohio - Lockbox # 957635
1005 Convention Plaza
SL-MO-C1WS
St. Louis, MO 63101

Kentucky providers:
CGS
Part A KY - Lockbox # 957582
1005 Convention Plaza
SL-MO-C1WS
St. Louis, MO 63101

  • Cost Reports
  • Checks
Credit Balance Reporting Regular and Certified Mail
CGS
Attn: J15 Credit Balance Reporting
P.O. Box 100131
Columbia, SC 29202-3131

Fed Ex/UPS/Overnight Courier
CGS
J15 Credit Balance Reporting
2300 Springdale Drive
Building One
Camden, SC 29020

Reports may be faxed to:
MCBR Receipts
Attn: Credit Balance Reporting
(803) 462-2584

VRU: (803)763-6418

All e-mail inquiries may be sent to Credit.Balance@PalmettoGBA.com

Regular and Certified Mail
CGS
Attn: J15 Credit Balance Reporting
PO Box 20023
Nashville, TN 37202

Fed Ex/UPS/Overnight Courier
CGS
J15 Credit Balance Reporting
2 Vantage Way
Nashville, TN 37228

Reports may be faxed to:
MCBR Receipts
Attn: Credit Balance Reporting
(803) 462-2584

VRU: (803) 763-6418

All e-mail inquiries may be sent to Credit.Balance@PalmettoGBA.com

  • Questions or concerns regarding credit balance reports
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) J15 — Part A EDI
CGS Administrators, LLC
PO Box 20014
Nashville, TN 37202

EDI Help Desk: 866-590-6703

J15 — Part A EDI
CGS Administrators, LLC
PO Box 20014
Nashville, TN 37202

EDI Help Desk: 866-590-6703

  • EDI enrollment
  • Administrative Simplification and Compliance Act (ASCA)
  • Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA)
  • PC-ACE Pro 32 (billing software)
  • Direct Data Entry (billing software)
  • Other EDI-related issues
Investigational Device Exemption Request mailbox J15IDE@cgsadmin.com J15IDE@cgsadmin.com  
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System IVR System: (866) 289-6501

IVR User Guide

Note: You will be prompted for your PTAN, NPI and TIN.

IVR System: (866) 289-6501

IVR User Guide

Note: You will be prompted for your PTAN, NPI and TIN.

  • Patient eligibility and claims status (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and other transactions are available 24/7
  • Order copies of the Standard Paper Remittance (SPR)
Medical Affairs CGS
J15 Part A Medical Affairs
Mail Code: AG-300
P.O. Box 100238
Columbia, SC 29202-3238

Fax: (803) 935-0199

J15A.POLICY@bcbssc.com

CGS
J15 Part A Medical Affairs
Mail Code: AG-300
PO Box 20200
Nashville, TN 37202

Fax: (803) 935-0199

J15A.POLICY@bcbssc.com

  • Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs)
Medical Review CGS
J15 Part A Medical Review
Mail Code: AG-256
P.O. Box 100140
Columbia, SC 29202-3140

For FedEx/UPS/Overnight Courier
CGS
Mail Code: AG-256
2300 Springdale Drive, Building One
Camden, SC 29020

For inquiries regarding medical review, please call (803) 763-4999

Faxgate number: (803) 462-2596

CGS
J15 Part A Medical Review
PO Box 20021
Nashville, TN 37202

For FedEx/UPS/Overnight Courier
CGS
J15 Part A Medical review
2 Vantage Way
Nashville, TN 37228

For inquiries regarding medical review, please call (803) 763-4999

Faxgate number: (803) 462-2596

  • Responding to Additional Documentation Requests (ADRs)
  • Responses to our requests for medical records
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) For Coordination of Benefits Contractor (COBC) questions, call (800) 999-1118 or TTY/TDD at (800) 318-8782 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.

Address for general written inquiries:
Medicare - Coordination of Benefits
PO Box 33847
Detroit, MI 48232

For Coordination of Benefits Contractor (COBC) questions, call (800) 999-1118 or TTY/TDD at (800) 318-8782 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.

Address for general written inquiries:
Medicare - Coordination of Benefits
PO Box 33847
Detroit, MI 48232

  • MSP questions
  • Questions regarding beneficiary's primary or secondary records
Overpayments Checks should be sent to the following addresses:
CGS - J15 Part A Kentucky
PO Box 957582
St. Louis, MO 63195-7582

CGS - J15 Part A Ohio
PO Box 957635
St. Louis, MO 63195-7635

For Extended Repayment Schedules:
CGS
J15 Part A Overpayments
CGS Administrators
PO Box 22029
Nashville, TN 37202-2029

Provider Inquiries:
For inquiries regarding overpayments, please call the Provider Contact Center at (866) 590-6703

To request an immediate offset, fax your request to (615)664-5958.

Checks should be sent to the following addresses:
CGS - J15 Part A Kentucky
PO Box 957582
St. Louis, MO 63195-7582

CGS - J15 Part A Ohio
PO Box 957635
St. Louis, MO 63195-7635

For Extended Repayment Schedules:
CGS
J15 Part A Overpayments
CGS Administrators
PO Box 22029
Nashville, TN 37202-2029

For Extended Repayment Schedules:
CGS
J15 Part A Overpayments
CGS Administrators
PO Box 22029
Nashville, TN 37202-2029

Provider Inquiries:
For inquiries regarding overpayments, please call the Provider Contact Center at (866) 590-6703

To request an immediate offset, fax your request to (615)664-5958.

  • Overpayments
  • Checks for cost report and credit balances
Provider Audit CGS
J15 Provider Audit: (mailing and FedEx, UPS...)
3021 Montvale Drive, Suite C
Springfield, IL 62704

CGS
J15 Appeals & Reopenings
P.O. Box 100148
Columbia, SC 29202

CGS
J15 Provider Audit: (mailing and FedEx, UPS...)
3021 Montvale Drive, Suite C
Springfield, IL 62704

CGS
J15 Appeals & Reopenings
PO Box 20020
Nashville, TN 37202

  • Issues related to cost reports, desk reviews, audits and settlements
  • Issues related to the filing of cost report appeals and reopenings
Provider Contact Center (PCC) CGS
J15 Part A PCC
Mail Code: AG-705
P.O. Box 100116
Columbia, SC 29202-3238
  • IVR-Only Number: (866) 289-6501
  • CSR-Only Number: (866) 590-6703
  • TTY/ TDD Number: (855) 294-9889

J15 Part A PCC Hours:

Monday through Wednesday and Friday:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET

Thursday:
8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET

The J15 Part A PCC Training hours on the first four Thursdays of the month will change to 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET

CGS
J15 Part A PCC
PO Box 20200
Nashville, TN 37202
  • IVR-Only Number: (866) 289-6501
  • CSR-Only Number: (866) 590-6703
  • TTY/ TDD Number: (855) 294-9889

J15 Part A PCC Hours:

Monday through Wednesday and Friday:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET

Thursday:
8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET

The J15 Part A PCC Training hours on the first four Thursdays of the month will change to 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET

  • 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
Provider Enrollment CGS
J15 Part A Provider Enrollment
Mail Code: AG-331
P.O. Box 100197
Columbia, SC 29202-3197

For inquiries regarding provider enrollment, please call the PCC at (866) 590-6703

CGS
J15 Part A Provider Enrollment
PO Box 20004
Nashville, TN 37202

For inquiries regarding provider enrollment, please call the PCC at (866) 590-6703

  • General Enrollment questions
  • Initial Enrollment and Change of Ownership questions
  • Change address, add a location
  • Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) CMS 588 form
  • How to obtain a National Provider Identifier (NPI)
Provider Outreach and Education (POE) CGS
J15 Part A POE
Mail Code: AG-650
P.O. Box 100238
Columbia, SC 29202-3238
CGS
J15 Part A POE
P.O. Box 20200
Nashville, TN 37202
  • Educational training requests.
  • Request a speaker for association meetings in your state
Provider Reimbursement CGS
J15 Provider Reimbursement
P.O. Box 100148
Columbia, SC 29202-3148
CGS
J15 Provider Reimbursement
PO Box 20020
Nashville, TN 37202
  • Submission of interim rate information
  • Reimbursement issues
  • Reimbursement specialist
  • Submission of certificates
Quality Improvement Organization (QIO)- Ohio Ohio KePro
Rick Run Center
Suite 100
5700 Lombardo Center Drive
Seven Hills, OH 44131

1-800-385-5080

www.ohiokepro.com

Ohio KePro
Rick Run Center
Suite 100
5700 Lombardo Center Drive
Seven Hills, OH 44131

1-800-385-5080

www.ohiokepro.com

  • Review medical services provided to Medicare beneficiaries
Quality Improvement Organization (QIO)- Kentucky Health Care Excel of Kentucky, Incorporated
1941 Bishop Lane
Suite 400
Louisville, KY 40218

(502) 454-5112

www.hce.org

Health Care Excel of Kentucky, Incorporated
1941 Bishop Lane
Suite 400
Louisville, KY 40218

(502) 454-5112

www.hce.org

  • Review medical services provided to Medicare beneficiaries
Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC) Part A West Jurisdiction (KY and OH) MAXIMUS Federal Services, Inc.
QIC Part A West Project
PO Box 62410
King of Prussia, PA 19406

Standard Reconsiderations:
(484) 688-8900

Web site: www.maximus.com

MAXIMUS Federal Services, Inc.
QIC Part A West Project
PO Box 62410
King of Prussia, PA 19406

Standard Reconsiderations:
(484) 688-8900

Web site: www.maximus.com

  • Second-Level Appeals/Reconsiderations
Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) Cahaba Safeguard Administrators, LLC
375 Riverchase Parkway East
Birmingham, AL 35244

http://cahabasafeguard.com/

Cahaba Safeguard Administrators, LLC
375 Riverchase Parkway East
Birmingham, AL 35244

http://cahabasafeguard.com/

  • Fraud
  • Abuse
  • Questionable billing practices

Feedback to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

If you would like to send any feedback to CMS regarding your experiences with CGS, please direct your comments to:

POE Coordinator for KY
CMS Region IV
61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 4T20
Atlanta, GA 30303-8909

POE Coordinator for OH
CMS Region V
233 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 600 Chicago, IL 60601

Contracting Officer's Representative

Should you wish to offer comment to CMS concerning CGS' performance, please write to the address below:

Steven A. Smetak
Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for the J15 A/B MAC
Western MAC Program Management Division
Medicare Contractor Management Group
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
1600 Broadway, Suite 700
Denver, CO 80202

J15 Project Officer

Melissa Lamb
J15 Project Officer
CGS Administrators, LLC
Two Vantage Way
Nashville, TN 37228

Updated: 02.28.13

Updated: 02.28.13


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