OHIP billing number registration

Find information on OHIP billing number and group registration.

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Provider registration

Health care professionals practicing in Ontario must have an OHIP billing number. If you do not have an OHIP billing number, you will not be eligible to submit claims to the Ministry of Health for payment.

To receive an OHIP billing number from the ministry you must:

• hold a valid Certificate of Registration with a governing body
• have an Ontario practice address
• complete and sign the Application for OHIP Billing Number for Health Professionals form
• provide banking information to support direct payment
• register for Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer ( MCEDT ) and Health Card Validation ( HCV ) services

To complete the registration, please submit:

• a completed application
• banking information

Submit required documents by one of the following methods:

Scan originals and send by email: ProviderRegistration.MOH@ontario.ca

Fax originals to: 613-545-5848

Mail originals to:
Ministry of Health
Claims Services Branch
Provider Registry Unit
P.O. Box 68
Kingston, Ontario K7L 5K1

Group registration

Group registration is required to assign a group of physicians a group number. A group number is not a billing number. It is a number the ministry issues that allows individual physicians to have their billings associated with a group.

Health care groups applying for an OHIP group number must complete and submit an OHIP Group Registration for Health Care Professionals form by one of the following methods:

Scan originals and send by email: ProviderRegistration.MOH@ontario.ca

Fax originals to: 613-545-5848

Mail originals to:
Ministry of Health
Claims Services Branch
Provider Registry Unit
P.O. Box 68
Kingston, Ontario K7L 5K1

Online resources are available to help health care professionals process OHIP claims:

Payment

• Ontario Health Insurance — Schedule of Benefits and Fees
• Resources for Physicians
• INFOBulletins

Claims submission

• OHIP Publications
• Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer Reference Manual
• Health Card Validation Reference Manual
• Technical Specifications

Registered Third Party Billing Agency registration

Registered Third Party Billing Agencies must apply for a Group number to submit claims for insured service, by:

• contacting Claims Services Branch, Ottawa, to request enrollment in the Out-of-Country Travellers Program as Registered Third Party Billing Agents
• provide proof of an Ontario business address
• provide a signed Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ) and Letter of Credit from their banking institution
• provide banking information to support direct payment
• register for Medical Claims Electronic Data Transfer ( MCEDT ) and Health Card Validation ( HCV ) services

For more information

Call the Service Support Contact Centre ( SSCC ) at 1-800-262-6524

Hours of operation: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, except holidays