# What is a "CMS ID" (when creating a new insurance company"?

**URL:** <https://community.open-emr.org/t/what-is-a-cms-id-when-creating-a-new-insurance-company/2359>\
**Category:** Management and Administration\
**Created:** [November 23, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/what-is-a-cms-id-when-creating-a-new-insurance-company/2359 "2014-11-23T05:43:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/what-is-a-cms-id-when-creating-a-new-insurance-company/2359/1 "2014-11-23T05:43:33Z")

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**[elandau1260](https://sourceforge.net/u/elandau1260/)** wrote on [Sunday, November 23, 2014](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202505/thread/f82ef12e/#e95a):

We’re trying to input California’s Medicare company (Noridian) and the setup screen is asking for a CMS ID. I cannot find any reference to such an ID anywhere on the web for any insurance company. Can someone tell me what this means?  
Thanks  
-Ed

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2014, 11:35am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/what-is-a-cms-id-when-creating-a-new-insurance-company/2359/2 "2014-11-23T11:35:33Z")

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**[fsgl](https://sourceforge.net/u/fsgl/)** wrote on [Sunday, November 23, 2014](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202505/thread/f82ef12e/#da7d):

It’s the Payor ID number that the clearinghouse uses. All clearinghouse have a webpage devoted to it.

For Office Ally  
Medicare - California (Northern California): MR001  
Medicare - California (Southern California): MR002

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/what-is-a-cms-id-when-creating-a-new-insurance-company/2359/3 "2014-11-24T04:28:52Z")

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**[elandau1260](https://sourceforge.net/u/elandau1260/)** wrote on [Monday, November 24, 2014](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202505/thread/f82ef12e/#e35d):

THANK YOU fsgl. that makes sense.  
-Ed