Hospitalist Doctors in Urbandale, IA Accepting Medicare

2 Hospitalist doctors found. Showing 1 - 2
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Dr. Narasimha Murthy Palagummi, M.D.
Hospitalist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 4323 Nw Urbandale Drive, Urbandale, IA 50322
Phone: 515-875-9190    Fax: 515-875-9202
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Stephen James Slade, MD
Hospitalist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 8421 Plum Dr, Urbandale, IA 50322
Phone: 515-270-7222    Fax: 515-270-7202
Popular Specializations in Urbandale, IA:

Family Medicine
Internal Medicine
Psychiatry & Neurology
Rheumatology
Pathology
Urology
Radiology
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Hospitalist
Dermatology


Hospitalist: Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.


Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

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