Provider Enrollment Application Average Processing Time

Published 12/31/2020

Palmetto GBA strives to provide a superior customer experience and considers provider enrollment application processing timeframes to be a major part of that effort. Choosing to submit your application using the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) via the internet will decrease the total processing time as well as ensure all signatures and supporting documentation are provided at submission.

Reasons Enrollment Application Processing Is Delayed

  • Application not signed
  • Application incomplete and supporting documentation not included 

The information below represents the average days you can expect for Palmetto GBA to complete the processing of enrollment applications.  

Application Type and Submission Method
Average Processing Days to Complete
Paper Application — Accurate at Submission — No Missing Information
14
Paper Application — Incomplete at Submission — Missing Information/Signatures
35
Internet PECOS Submitted Application — Accurate at Submission — No Missing Information
7
Internet PECOS Submitted Application — Incomplete at Submission — Missing Information/Signatures
35

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