Dr Howard Jay Congress, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Palm Springs, CA

Dr Howard Jay Congress, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology" physician in Palm Springs, California. His current practice location is 555 E Tachevah Dr, 1e 204, Palm Springs, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (760) 778-6153.

Dr Howard Jay Congress is licensed to practice in California (license number C042254) 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 1104874593.

Contact Information

Dr Howard Jay Congress, MD
555 E Tachevah Dr, 1e 204,
Palm Springs, CA 92262-5750
(760) 778-6153
(760) 778-6785

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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Howard Jay Congress
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Location555 E Tachevah Dr, Palm Springs, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1104874593
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 05/05/2006
  • Last Update Date: 07/08/2007
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9133016439
  • Enrollment ID: I20040302000452

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Howard Jay Congress such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1104874593NPI-NPPES
00C422540MedicaidCA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RG0100XInternal Medicine - Gastroenterology C042254 (California)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 Howard Jay Congress allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameDesert Medical Group Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1114918612
PECOS PAC ID: 8123930427
Enrollment ID: O20031229000246

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 Howard Jay Congress 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 Howard Jay Congress, MD
7 Waterloo Ct,
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270-1663

Ph: (760) 328-6224
Dr Howard Jay Congress, MD
555 E Tachevah Dr, 1e 204,
Palm Springs, CA 92262-5750

Ph: (760) 778-6153

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Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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