Dr Kirtida Dipakkumar Desai, MD - Medicare Psychiatry & Neurology in Whitfield, MS

Dr Kirtida Dipakkumar Desai, MD is a medicare enrolled "Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry" physician in Whitfield, Mississippi. Her current practice location is 3550 Highway 468 West, Whitfield, Mississippi. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (601) 351-8000.

Dr Kirtida Dipakkumar Desai is licensed to practice in Mississippi (license number 15414) and she also participates in the medicare program. She does not accept medicare assignments directly but she may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. Her NPI Number is 1578505715.

Contact Information

Dr Kirtida Dipakkumar Desai, MD
3550 Highway 468 West,
Whitfield, MS 39193-0157
(601) 351-8000
(601) 351-8301

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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Kirtida Dipakkumar Desai
GenderFemale
SpecialityPsychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry
Location3550 Highway 468 West, Whitfield, Mississippi
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1578505715
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 06/12/2006
  • Last Update Date: 12/02/2010
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 3577507789
  • Enrollment ID: I20050617000282

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Kirtida Dipakkumar Desai such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1578505715NPI-NPPES
05624015MedicaidMS

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
2084P0800XPsychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry 15414 (Mississippi)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 Kirtida Dipakkumar Desai allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameMississippi State Hospital At Whitfield
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1336224179
PECOS PAC ID: 5294727533
Enrollment ID: O20040330000795

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 Kirtida Dipakkumar Desai 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 Kirtida Dipakkumar Desai, MD
Po Box 157a,
Whitfield, MS 39193-0157

Ph: (601) 351-8000
Dr Kirtida Dipakkumar Desai, MD
3550 Highway 468 West,
Whitfield, MS 39193-0157

Ph: (601) 351-8000

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Psychiatry & Neurology Doctors in Whitfield, MS

Sarah Brannan Pierce, MD
Psychiatry & Neurology
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 3550 Highway 468 W, Whitfield, MS 39193
Phone: 601-351-8555    
Thomas Vincent Recore, M.D.
Psychiatry & Neurology
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 3550 Highway 468 W, Whitfield, MS 39193
Phone: 601-351-0000    
Dr. Reb Mcmichael, M. D.
Psychiatry & Neurology
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 3550 Highway 468 West, Whitfield, MS 39193
Phone: 601-351-8000    Fax: 601-351-8301
Dr. Patrick White, MD
Psychiatry & Neurology
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: Mississippi State Hospital 3550 Hwy 468, Building 25, Whitfield, MS 39193
Phone: 601-351-8596    
Dr. Sheryl Ann Smothers Heffernen, M. D.
Psychiatry & Neurology
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 3550 Highway 468 West, Whitfield, MS 39193
Phone: 601-351-8000    Fax: 601-351-8301
Dr. Khaled Nadim Abu-hamdan, M. D.
Psychiatry & Neurology
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 3550 Highway 468 West, Whitfield, MS 39193
Phone: 601-351-8000    Fax: 601-351-8301
Dr. Mariah Maxine Bohl, MD
Psychiatry & Neurology
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 3550 Highway 468 W, Whitfield, MS 39193
Phone: 601-351-8000    

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