Douglas Saunders Swords, MD in Asheville, NC

Douglas Saunders Swords, MD is a medicare enrolled "Surgery" physician in Asheville, North Carolina. His current practice location is 80 Peachtree Rd Ste 210, Asheville, North Carolina. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (828) 378-5600.

Douglas Saunders Swords is licensed to practice in North Carolina (license number 2022-01295) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1508201948.

Contact Information

	Douglas Saunders Swords, MD
	80 Peachtree Rd Ste 210, Asheville, NC 28803-3160
	(828) 378-5600
	(828) 378-5609

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Douglas Saunders Swords
Gender	Male
Speciality	Surgery
Location	80 Peachtree Rd Ste 210, Asheville, North Carolina
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1508201948
Provider Enumeration Date: 04/29/2013
Last Update Date: 10/24/2023

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 4981921483
Enrollment ID: I20221004002335

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Douglas Saunders Swords such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1508201948	NPI	-	NPPES
419669302	Other	TX	MEDICAID CSHCN
P02586139	Other	TX	RAILROAD MEDICARE
419669301	Medicaid	TX
8NT178	Other	TX	BCBS

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
208600000X	Surgery	S6315 (Texas)	Secondary
208600000X	Surgery	2022-01295 (North Carolina)	Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Douglas Saunders Swords allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Novant Medical Group Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1366409492 PECOS PAC ID: 1153234893 Enrollment ID: O20031121000692

Entity Name	Genesiscare Usa Of North Carolina, Pa
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1306826961 PECOS PAC ID: 0042246050 Enrollment ID: O20080226000385

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Douglas Saunders Swords is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Douglas Saunders Swords, MD Po Box 60447, Charlotte, NC 28260-0447 Ph: () -	Douglas Saunders Swords, MD 80 Peachtree Rd Ste 210, Asheville, NC 28803-3160 Ph: (828) 378-5600

Reviews and Comments

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Douglas Saunders Swords, MD - Medicare Surgery in Asheville, NC