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Prescriber number for health professionals in Medicare 012-42010030




Contact details

Medicare Provider Registration

Directions under Subsection 19(2) and 19(5)

See the Resources page in Section 19(2) and 19(5) directions for links to directions under Subsection 19(2) and 19(5).

Forms

Application for a Medicare provider number and/or prescriber number for a medical practitioner form (HW019)

Application for a Medicare provider number or prescriber number for allied health, other primary health care, and non-medical health professionals form (HW093)

Application for a Medicare provider number and/or prescriber number for a nurse practitioner or midwife form (HW088)

Application to become an authorised nurse prescriber and receive a prescriber number form (HW097)

Letters

Services Australia has endorsed the letter or electronic message for use. It is the latest version. Do not use locally produced letters or electronic messages.

Medicare Provider Registration

Z2193 PBS prescriber number (Medical practitioners only)

Service Officers can start the following letters from the Provider Directory System (PDS). See Digital Messaging Capability (DMC) - Health to create and send letters.

Provider letters


This table contains relevant provider letters.

Letter

Description

Z2306 - Provider Registration - we need more information

More information needed for:

  • medical practitioners
  • authorised nurse prescribers
  • nurse practitioners
  • midwives
  • optometrists
  • dentists

Z2599 - Your Medicare provider/prescriber number - non-medical

Combined provider and prescriber numbers applications approved for:

  • authorised nurse practitioners
  • authorised midwives
  • authorised optometrists
  • dentists

Z2701 - Medical practitioners provider number

Combined provider and prescriber numbers applications approved for medical practitioners only

Z2305 - Provider registration - Reject letter

Rejected applications for:

  • medical practitioners
  • nurse practitioners
  • midwives
  • optometrists
  • dentists

Z3241 - Approved PBS Prescriber number

Prescriber number only applications approved for:

  • authorised nurse prescribers
  • authorised nurse practitioners
  • authorised midwives
  • authorised optometrists
  • dentists

Z3226 - Prescriber number not approved

Eligible nurse prescribers only - Prescriber number not approved