The objective is to ensure that providers who bill Federal health care programs do not submit claims for services furnished, ordered or prescribed by an excluded individual or entity. The LEIE is updated monthly with all individuals and entities who have been excluded from participation in Federal health care programs. Providers who bill Medicare, Medicaid, or other Federal health care programs must ensure that they know what individuals or entities are excluded and not bill for their services (e.g., a pharmacy should not bill Medicaid for a drug prescribed by an excluded physician nor for drugs dispensed by an excluded pharmacist).