Christopher J Smythies, MD in Tacoma, WA

Christopher J Smythies, MD is a medicare enrolled "Neurological Surgery" physician in Tacoma, Washington. He went to University Of Alabama School Of Medicine and graduated in 1983 and has 41 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Neurosurgery. He is a member of the group practice Multicare Health System and his current practice location is 315 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, Washington. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (253) 403-7277.

Christopher J Smythies is licensed to practice in Washington (license number MD0030597) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1023127727.

Contact Information

	Christopher J Smythies, MD
	315 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, WA 98405-4234
	(253) 403-7277
	Not Available

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Christopher J Smythies
Gender	Male
Speciality	Neurosurgery
Experience	41 Years
Location	315 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, Washington
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Christopher J Smythies attended and graduated from University Of Alabama School Of Medicine in 1983

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1023127727
Provider Enumeration Date: 08/29/2006
Last Update Date: 02/09/2016

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 2264484534
Enrollment ID: I20050927001403

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Christopher J Smythies such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1023127727	NPI	-	NPPES
119610	Other	WA	L&I

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207T00000X	Neurological Surgery	MD0030597 (Washington)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital	Tacoma, WA	Hospital
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital	Puyallup, WA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Multicare Health System	7719899897	1704

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. Christopher J Smythies allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Multicare Health System
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1497766638 PECOS PAC ID: 7719899897 Enrollment ID: O20031105000760

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. Christopher J Smythies 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 Address	Practice Location Address
Christopher J Smythies, MD 315 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, WA 98405-4234 Ph: (253) 403-7277	Christopher J Smythies, MD 315 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, WA 98405-4234 Ph: (253) 403-7277

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