Dr John William Peters, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Scranton, PA

Dr John William Peters, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease" physician in Scranton, Pennsylvania. His current practice location is 1800 Mulberry St, Scranton, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (570) 969-0161.

Dr John William Peters is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD021153E) 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 1386681559.

Contact Information

Dr John William Peters, MD
1800 Mulberry St,
Scranton, PA 18510-2369
(570) 969-0161
(570) 969-0163

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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr John William Peters
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Location1800 Mulberry St, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1386681559
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 05/31/2006
  • Last Update Date: 08/06/2020
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0244279297
  • Enrollment ID: I20050428000671

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr John William Peters such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1386681559NPI-NPPES
0009152810MedicaidPA
075297OtherPAFIRST PRIORITY
1636787OtherPABLACK LUNG
290000700OtherPARAILROAD MEDICARE
000003351OtherPABLUE SHIELD
13223-1770OtherPAGEISINGER HEALTH PLAN

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RS0012XInternal Medicine - Sleep Medicine MD021153E (Pennsylvania)Secondary
207RP1001XInternal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease MD021153E (Pennsylvania)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 John William Peters allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameGeisinger Clinic
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1366493868
PECOS PAC ID: 5395657001
Enrollment ID: O20040130000518

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 John William Peters 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 John William Peters, MD
100 N Academy Ave,
Danville, PA 17822-4903

Ph: (570) 271-6144
Dr John William Peters, MD
1800 Mulberry St,
Scranton, PA 18510-2369

Ph: (570) 969-0161

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