Dr John Witherspoon Alves, MD - Medicare Family Medicine in Elmira, NY

Dr John Witherspoon Alves, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Elmira, New York. His current practice location is 200 Madison Ave, Suite 2b, Elmira, New York. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (607) 732-1310.

Dr John Witherspoon Alves is licensed to practice in New York (license number 161088) 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 1265659197.

Contact Information

Dr John Witherspoon Alves, MD
200 Madison Ave, Suite 2b,
Elmira, NY 14901-3218
(607) 732-1310
(607) 733-0940

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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr John Witherspoon Alves
GenderMale
SpecialityFamily Medicine
Location200 Madison Ave, Elmira, New York
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1265659197
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 04/20/2007
  • Last Update Date: 10/18/2018
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9830166859
  • Enrollment ID: I20210405001247

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr John Witherspoon Alves such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1265659197NPI-NPPES
00937733MedicaidNY

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207Q00000XFamily Medicine 161088 (New York)Primary

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. Dr John Witherspoon Alves 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 AddressPractice Location Address
Dr John Witherspoon Alves, MD
600 Roe Ave,
Elmira, NY 14905-1629

Ph: (607) 271-2050
Dr John Witherspoon Alves, MD
200 Madison Ave, Suite 2b,
Elmira, NY 14901-3218

Ph: (607) 732-1310

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