Dr Karen Hougo, MD in Santa Barbara, CA - Medicare Internal Medicine

Dr Karen Hougo, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism" physician in Santa Barbara, California. She went to Creighton University School Of Medicine and graduated in 1993 and has 31 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. She is a member of the group practice Santa Barbara County County Auditor and her current practice location is 509 Lado Dr, Santa Barbara, California. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (805) 964-5552.

Dr Karen Hougo is licensed to practice in California (license number G81882) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1790910677.

Contact Information

	Dr Karen Hougo, MD
	509 Lado Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93111-1519
	(805) 964-5552
	Not Available

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Karen Hougo
Gender	Female
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	31 Years
Location	509 Lado Dr, Santa Barbara, California
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Karen Hougo attended and graduated from Creighton University School Of Medicine in 1993

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1790910677
Provider Enumeration Date: 05/21/2009
Last Update Date: 05/21/2009

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 1254393432
Enrollment ID: I20041029000926

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Karen Hougo such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1790910677	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RE0101X	Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism	G81882 (California)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Superior Home Health	Lompoc, CA	Home health agency
Dignity Health Home Health	Santa maria, CA	Home health agency
Marian Regional Medical Center	Santa maria, CA	Hospital
Villa Maria Post Acute	Santa maria, CA	Nursing home

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Santa Barbara County County Auditor	9335052083	57

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 Karen Hougo allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	Santa Barbara County County Auditor
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1134162613 PECOS PAC ID: 9335052083 Enrollment ID: O20031107000729

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 Karen Hougo 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 Karen Hougo, MD 509 Lado Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93111-1519 Ph: (805) 964-5552	Dr Karen Hougo, MD 509 Lado Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93111-1519 Ph: (805) 964-5552

Reviews and Comments

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Dr Karen Hougo, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Santa Barbara, CA