John Burton Downs, MD - Medicare Anesthesiology in Gainesville, FL

John Burton Downs, MD is a medicare enrolled "Anesthesiology - Critical Care Medicine" physician in Gainesville, Florida. His current practice location is 1600 Sw Archer Rd, Gainesville, Florida. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (352) 265-0077.

John Burton Downs is licensed to practice in Florida (license number ME16930) 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 1639194798.

Contact Information

John Burton Downs, MD
1600 Sw Archer Rd,
Gainesville, FL 32610-3003
(352) 265-0077
(352) 265-6922

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Physician's Profile

Full NameJohn Burton Downs
GenderMale
SpecialityAnesthesiology - Critical Care Medicine
Location1600 Sw Archer Rd, Gainesville, Florida
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1639194798
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 07/12/2006
  • Last Update Date: 05/01/2008
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 8921095019
  • Enrollment ID: I20040429000935

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for John Burton Downs such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1639194798NPI-NPPES
251222000MedicaidFL
68031OtherFLBLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207LC0200XAnesthesiology - Critical Care Medicine ME16930 (Florida)Primary
207L00000XAnesthesiology ME16930 (Florida)Secondary

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. John Burton Downs allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameH Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr & Res Inst Life Time Cancer Scrn Ctr Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1306833595
PECOS PAC ID: 2264337021
Enrollment ID: O20031204000575

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. John Burton Downs 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
John Burton Downs, MD
Po Box 918025,
Orlando, FL 32891-8025

Ph: (352) 265-0077
John Burton Downs, MD
1600 Sw Archer Rd,
Gainesville, FL 32610-3003

Ph: (352) 265-0077

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Anesthesiology Doctors in Gainesville, FL

Dr. William Brit Smith, MD
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Practice Location: 1600 Sw Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone: 352-265-0077    Fax: 352-265-6922
Kyndal Vanaernam,
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Practice Location: 1600 Sw Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone: 352-265-0111    
Dr. Tessa Elisabeth Baumgardner, DO
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Practice Location: 1600 Sw Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610
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Dr. Timothy Vincent Feldheim, M.D.
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1600 Sw Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone: 352-273-8610    Fax: 352-273-8612
Steffin Blaine Golden,
Anesthesiology
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1600 Sw Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone: 352-273-8610    Fax: 352-273-8612
Jeffrey David White, MD
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1600 Sw Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone: 352-273-8610    
Dr. Arvin William Trippensee, D.O.
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1600 Sw Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone: 352-273-8610    

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