Apurva Surendra Shah, MD - Medicare Orthopaedic Surgery in Philadelphia, PA

Apurva Surendra Shah, MD is a medicare enrolled "Orthopaedic Surgery" physician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His current practice location is 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (215) 590-1527.

Apurva Surendra Shah is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD455238) 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 1053538280.

Contact Information

Apurva Surendra Shah, MD
3401 Civic Center Blvd,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4319
(215) 590-1527
(267) 425-9552

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Physician's Profile

Full NameApurva Surendra Shah
GenderMale
SpecialityOrthopaedic Surgery
Location3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1053538280
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 04/19/2007
  • Last Update Date: 11/21/2018
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 2365634003
  • Enrollment ID: I20151028001047

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Apurva Surendra Shah such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1053538280NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207XS0106XOrthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery MD455238 (Pennsylvania)Secondary
207X00000XOrthopaedic Surgery MD455238 (Pennsylvania)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. Apurva Surendra Shah allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameChildren's Surgical Associates Ltd
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1326117185
PECOS PAC ID: 9739083494
Enrollment ID: O20040209000124

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. Apurva Surendra Shah 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
Apurva Surendra Shah, MD
200 Hawkins Dr,
Iowa City, IA 52242-1009

Ph: (319) 356-3943
Apurva Surendra Shah, MD
3401 Civic Center Blvd,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4319

Ph: (215) 590-1527

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