Received the following reply from medenroll@novitas-solutions.com, need to allow more time as request might go on until May 2021: "Good morning,  The reconsideration for Right Step Medical Center LLC is pending. As stated in the acknowledgement letter and email issued February 15, 2021, Novitas Solutions, Inc. has 90 days to review your Reconsideration request and render a decision. We are unable to discuss the progress on a case in the interim, and CMS does not allow escalation of appeals. They must be worked in first in, first out order. You may check the status of the Reconsideration on the Provider Enrollment Status Inquiry Tool on our website, using the Reference Number provided, 610439000.  A reconsideration request reviews whether or not an error was made at the time the initial determination was implemented. It does not reconsider the application for processing unless it is determined that an error was made by Novitas when the denial was processed. If you are seeking a faster solution than waiting for the appeal decision (due in May 2021), you have the option of withdrawing the appeal (in writing – an email from the owner is sufficient) and re-submitting the application once the 65 day appeal timeframe has lapsed from the February 3, 2021 denial letter (on or about April 9, 2021). The withdrawal is important because Provider Enrollment has instructions to return any application with a pending appeal. Please note that I am not instructing this action, just letting you know it is an option available to you that would likely result in a faster solution for Right Step Medical Center LLC since the reconsideration acknowledges the practice location was non-operational at the time of the site visit.  Thank you,  Natalie Son Provider Relations Hearing Specialist Novitas Solutions, Inc. Phone: (904) 363-5266 Fax: (904) 361-0614 Natalie.Son@novitas-solutions.com"