Dr Mehrdad Ghaffari, MD in Altoona, PA - Medicare Pulmonary Disease

Dr Mehrdad Ghaffari, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine - Sleep Medicine" physician in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He graduated from medical school in 1995 and has 29 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Pulmonary Disease. He is a member of the group practice Pittsburgh Critical Care Associates Inc, Upmc Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc. and his current practice location is 1414 Ninth Ave, Station Medical Center, Altoona, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (814) 946-1655.

Dr Mehrdad Ghaffari is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD431021) 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 1770700718.

Contact Information

	Dr Mehrdad Ghaffari, MD
	1414 Ninth Ave, Station Medical Center, Altoona, PA 16602-2415
	(814) 946-1655
	(814) 949-7616

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Mehrdad Ghaffari
Gender	Male
Speciality	Pulmonary Disease
Experience	29 Years
Location	1414 Ninth Ave, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. 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 Mehrdad Ghaffari graduated from medical school in 1995

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1770700718
Provider Enumeration Date: 04/19/2007
Last Update Date: 07/25/2011

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 4587739438
Enrollment ID: I20080812000714

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Mehrdad Ghaffari such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1770700718	NPI	-	NPPES
1021830380001	Medicaid	PA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RP1001X	Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease	MD0431021 (Pennsylvania)	Secondary
207QS1201X	Family Medicine - Sleep Medicine	MD431021 (Pennsylvania)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Upmc Altoona	Altoona, PA	Hospital
Upmc Bedford Memorial	Everett, PA	Hospital
Upmc Somerset	Somerset, PA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Pittsburgh Critical Care Associates Inc	1153223144	22
Upmc Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc.	5395659312	214

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 Mehrdad Ghaffari allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Pittsburgh Critical Care Associates Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1497703680 PECOS PAC ID: 1153223144 Enrollment ID: O20040121000707

Entity Name	Upmc Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc.
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1396724217 PECOS PAC ID: 5395659312 Enrollment ID: O20040312000257

Entity Name	Upmc Altoona
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1942385463 PECOS PAC ID: 8426962465 Enrollment ID: O20040406000979

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 Mehrdad Ghaffari 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 Mehrdad Ghaffari, MD 1414 Ninth Ave, Station Medical Center, Altoona, PA 16602-2415 Ph: (814) 946-1655	Dr Mehrdad Ghaffari, MD 1414 Ninth Ave, Station Medical Center, Altoona, PA 16602-2415 Ph: (814) 946-1655

Reviews and Comments

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Dr Mehrdad Ghaffari, MD - Medicare Pulmonary Disease in Altoona, PA