Dr Henry Lawson Huggins Jr, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Hickory, NC

Dr Henry Lawson Huggins Jr, MD is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine" physician in Hickory, North Carolina. His current practice location is 810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, North Carolina. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (828) 326-3000.

Dr Henry Lawson Huggins Jr is licensed to practice in North Carolina (license number 29597) 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 1366485856.

Contact Information

Dr Henry Lawson Huggins Jr, MD
810 Fairgrove Church Rd,
Hickory, NC 28602-9617
(828) 326-3000
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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Henry Lawson Huggins Jr
GenderMale
SpecialityEmergency Medicine
Location810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, North Carolina
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1366485856
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 06/13/2006
  • Last Update Date: 08/22/2022
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 7810964418
  • Enrollment ID: I20040915000169

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Henry Lawson Huggins Jr such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1366485856NPI-NPPES
8911864MedicaidNC
Q29597MedicaidSC
P00157013OtherRAILROAD
11864OtherBCBS
D8981OtherMEDCOST
7388297OtherMAMSI

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207P00000XEmergency Medicine 29597 (North Carolina)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. Dr Henry Lawson Huggins Jr allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameCarolina Caring Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1801893151
PECOS PAC ID: 0941285712
Enrollment ID: O20040624000263
Entity NameUrgent Care Of Mountain View Pllc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1760767446
PECOS PAC ID: 8022284355
Enrollment ID: O20120109000015

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 Henry Lawson Huggins Jr 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
Dr Henry Lawson Huggins Jr, MD
Po Box 643403,
Cincinnati, OH 45264-0001

Ph: (800) 299-4564
Dr Henry Lawson Huggins Jr, MD
810 Fairgrove Church Rd,
Hickory, NC 28602-9617

Ph: (828) 326-3000

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Emergency Medicine Doctors in Hickory, NC

Calder Abbott Staben, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: 828-326-3000    
Dr. Gary W Greer, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: 828-326-3000    
Kevin R Clark, DO
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: May Accept Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 420 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone: 843-237-3378    Fax: 843-237-5073
Aaron J Braunsteiner, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 420 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone: 828-315-5000    
Frank C Smeeks Iii, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 420 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone: 828-315-3199    
Dr. Christopher Peluso, D.O.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: 828-326-3000    
Debra Cooper, DO
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 52 12th Ave Ne, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone: 828-328-2941    Fax: 828-328-4049

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