Received the following reply from TCHP @ danisbet@texaschildrens.org: "July 23, 2021 Ramegowda Belaker, MD Right Step Medical Center, LLC 11925 Southwest Freeway, Suite 12 Stafford, TX  Re: Participation in Texas Children’s Health Plan, Inc.  Dear Provider: Thank you for your interest in becoming a participating provider in Texas Children’s Health Plan, Inc. (TCHP).  In order to be considered for participation in TCHP, all providers must have a Texas Medicaid-attested National Provider Identifier (NPI). We regret to inform you that we are unable to accept your request for participation at this time for the following reason:  You do not have a Texas Medicaid-attested individual NPI for the Group or Physical Address listed on your letter  of interest questionnaire  Please contact Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership online at www.tmhp.com., or by phone at 800-925-9126, (Option 3) to have the information corrected/updated. Once you have received confirmation that the information has been corrected/updated, you may re-apply for participation with Texas Children’s Health Plan.  Sincerely,  Contracts Administration Texas Children’s Health Plan"  Replied with:  "Hello Deborah,   I appreciate the update but as per my discussion with TMHP both the NPI of the group and the individual provider is attested. What exactly seems to be missing?  Thank you. "