Dr Kathleen Shaffer, MD in Lewistown, PA - Medicare Emergency Medicine

Dr Kathleen Shaffer, MD is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine" physician in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. She graduated from medical school in 1983 and has 43 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Emergency Medicine. She is a member of the group practice Geisinger-hm Joint Venture Llc, Geisinger Clinic and her current practice location is 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (717) 242-7185.

Dr Kathleen Shaffer is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD452734) 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 1912940834.

Contact Information

	Dr Kathleen Shaffer, MD
	400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044-1167
	(717) 242-7185
	(717) 242-7299

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Kathleen Shaffer
Gender	Female
Speciality	Emergency Medicine
Experience	43 Years
Location	400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, Pennsylvania
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 Kathleen Shaffer graduated from medical school in 1983

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1912940834
Provider Enumeration Date: 06/14/2006
Last Update Date: 09/08/2025

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 7012011265
Enrollment ID: I20141014000030

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Kathleen Shaffer such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1912940834	NPI	-	NPPES
102957452	Medicaid	PA
60059303	Other	MD	BLUE CROSS
409604500	Medicaid	MD
60050001	Other	MD	DC BLUE CROSS

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207P00000X	Emergency Medicine	MD452734 (Pennsylvania)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Geisinger Medical Center	Danville, PA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Geisinger-hm Joint Venture Llc	1355676370	431
Geisinger Clinic	5395657001	3429

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 Kathleen Shaffer allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	Pinnacle Health Emergency Department Services, Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1487693404 PECOS PAC ID: 0143124701 Enrollment ID: O20031125000218

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 Kathleen Shaffer 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 Kathleen Shaffer, MD 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA 17822-4903 Ph: (717) 242-7185	Dr Kathleen Shaffer, MD 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044-1167 Ph: (717) 242-7185

Reviews and Comments

Emergency Medicine Doctors in Lewistown, PA

Deborah S Hopkins, MD Emergency Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-242-7180 Fax: 717-242-7299
Rachel Polinski, MD Emergency Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-242-7180 Fax: 717-242-7299
Dr. Robert Charles Oelhaf Jr., MD Emergency Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-242-7180 Fax: 717-242-7299
Dr. Sameer Sinha, M.D. Emergency Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-242-7185 Fax: 717-242-7299
Daniel S Reifsnyder, MD Emergency Medicine Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-242-7180 Fax: 717-242-7299
Ms. Maria Christine Sember, DO Emergency Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-242-7180
Theodore L Hetrick Jr., MD Emergency Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-242-7180 Fax: 717-242-7299

Dr Kathleen Shaffer, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Lewistown, PA