Dr Luis Garcia Rivera, MD - Medicare General Practice in Lakeland, FL

Dr Luis Garcia Rivera, MD is a medicare enrolled "General Practice" physician in Lakeland, Florida. He graduated from medical school in 1998 and has 26 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as General Practice. He is a member of the group practice Advanced Internal Medicine Care, Pa and his current practice location is 5425 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, Florida. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (863) 644-3585.

Dr Luis Garcia Rivera is licensed to practice in Puerto Rico (license number 13253) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1164539870.

Contact Information

Dr Luis Garcia Rivera, MD
5425 S Florida Ave,
Lakeland, FL 33813
(863) 644-3585
(863) 644-3171

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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Luis Garcia Rivera
GenderMale
SpecialityGeneral Practice
Experience26 Years
Location5425 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, Florida
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Dr Luis Garcia Rivera graduated from medical school in 1998
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1164539870
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 08/25/2006
  • Last Update Date: 03/04/2015
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 6800924986
  • Enrollment ID: I20150325001322

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Luis Garcia Rivera such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1164539870NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208D00000XGeneral Practice 13253 (Puerto Rico)Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Advanced Internal Medicine Care, Pa246650438610

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 Luis Garcia Rivera allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameAdvanced Internal Medicine Care, Pa
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1811130339
PECOS PAC ID: 2466504386
Enrollment ID: O20090723000176

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 Luis Garcia Rivera 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 Luis Garcia Rivera, MD
1955 Wind Meadows Dr,
Bartow, FL 33830-2937

Ph: (787) 215-8576
Dr Luis Garcia Rivera, MD
5425 S Florida Ave,
Lakeland, FL 33813

Ph: (863) 644-3585

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