Dr Benjamin N Potkin, MD in Santa Cruz, CA - Medicare Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)

Dr Benjamin N Potkin, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease" physician in Santa Cruz, California. He went to Rush Medical College Of Rush University and graduated in 1984 and has 40 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology). He is a member of the group practice Monterey Bay Heart Center and his current practice location is 1595 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (831) 761-1680.

Dr Benjamin N Potkin is licensed to practice in California (license number G55040) 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 1740335090.

Contact Information

	Dr Benjamin N Potkin, MD
	1595 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95065-1719
	(831) 761-1680
	Not Available

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Benjamin N Potkin
Gender	Male
Speciality	Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Experience	40 Years
Location	1595 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, California
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:

Dr Benjamin N Potkin attended and graduated from Rush Medical College Of Rush University in 1984

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1740335090
Provider Enumeration Date: 01/25/2007
Last Update Date: 05/14/2009

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 9830138411
Enrollment ID: I20090727000770

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Benjamin N Potkin such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1740335090	NPI	-	NPPES
1720100480	Other	CA	GROUP NPI

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RC0000X	Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease	G55040 (California)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Dominican Hospital	Santa cruz, CA	Hospital
Watsonville Community Hospital	Watsonville, CA	Hospital
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital	Salinas, CA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Monterey Bay Heart Center	8224077805	2

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. Dr Benjamin N Potkin allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Monterey Bay Heart Center
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1720100480 PECOS PAC ID: 8224077805 Enrollment ID: O20050503000630

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. Dr Benjamin N Potkin 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
Dr Benjamin N Potkin, MD 1595 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95065-1719 Ph: (831) 761-1680	Dr Benjamin N Potkin, MD 1595 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95065-1719 Ph: (831) 761-1680

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Dr Benjamin N Potkin, MD - Medicare Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology) in Santa Cruz, CA