Banafsheh Sharif-askary, MD - Medicare General Practice in Washington, DC

Banafsheh Sharif-askary, MD is a medicare enrolled "General Practice" physician in Washington, District Of Columbia. Her current practice location is 3800 Reservoir Rd Nw, Washington, District Of Columbia. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (202) 444-7563.

Banafsheh Sharif-askary is licensed to practice in Virginia (license number 0101280479) and she also participates in the medicare program. She does not accept medicare assignments directly but she may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. Her NPI Number is 1861952335.

Contact Information

Banafsheh Sharif-askary, MD
3800 Reservoir Rd Nw,
Washington, DC 20007-2113
(202) 444-7563
(202) 444-7204

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Physician's Profile

Full NameBanafsheh Sharif-askary
GenderFemale
SpecialityGeneral Practice
Location3800 Reservoir Rd Nw, Washington, District Of Columbia
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1861952335
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 03/21/2019
  • Last Update Date: 12/02/2023
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 7214389808
  • Enrollment ID: I20240118004594

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Banafsheh Sharif-askary such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1861952335NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208D00000XGeneral Practice 0101280479 (Virginia)Primary
390200000XStudent In An Organized Health Care Education/training Program (* (Not Available))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. Banafsheh Sharif-askary allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameSignify Health Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1689158487
PECOS PAC ID: 3274895263
Enrollment ID: O20210226002383

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. Banafsheh Sharif-askary 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
Banafsheh Sharif-askary, MD
3800 Reservoir Rd Nw,
Washington, DC 20007-2113

Ph: (202) 444-7563
Banafsheh Sharif-askary, MD
3800 Reservoir Rd Nw,
Washington, DC 20007-2113

Ph: (202) 444-7563

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