Dr Richard Joe West, MD - Medicare General Practice in Carthage, TN

Dr Richard Joe West, MD is a medicare enrolled "General Practice" physician in Carthage, Tennessee. His current practice location is 251 Joy Alford Way, Carthage, Tennessee. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (615) 735-0242.

Dr Richard Joe West is licensed to practice in Tennessee (license number MD0000014288) 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 1801843123.

Contact Information

Dr Richard Joe West, MD
251 Joy Alford Way,
Carthage, TN 37030-3047
(615) 735-0242
(615) 735-8250

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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Richard Joe West
GenderMale
SpecialityGeneral Practice
Location251 Joy Alford Way, Carthage, Tennessee
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1801843123
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 05/30/2006
  • Last Update Date: 03/08/2018
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 4183613631
  • Enrollment ID: I20040510000770

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Richard Joe West such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1801843123NPI-NPPES
3030363MedicaidTN

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208600000XSurgery MD0000014288 (Tennessee)Secondary
208D00000XGeneral Practice MD0000014288 (Tennessee)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. Dr Richard Joe West allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameState Of Tennessee
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1487791315
PECOS PAC ID: 5698687077
Enrollment ID: O20031104000309

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 Richard Joe West 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 Richard Joe West, MD
1100 England Dr, Ucro,
Cookeville, TN 38501-0924

Ph: (931) 528-7531
Dr Richard Joe West, MD
251 Joy Alford Way,
Carthage, TN 37030-3047

Ph: (615) 735-0242

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