Dr Richard Edward Caplan, MD in Houston, TX

Dr Richard Edward Caplan, MD is a medicare enrolled "Surgery" physician in Houston, Texas. His current practice location is 6550 Fannin St, Suite 1601, Houston, Texas. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (713) 441-5141.

Dr Richard Edward Caplan is licensed to practice in Texas (license number F6505) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1831170166.

Contact Information

	Dr Richard Edward Caplan, MD
	6550 Fannin St, Suite 1601, Houston, TX 77030-2717
	(713) 441-5141
	(713) 790-6470

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Richard Edward Caplan
Gender	Male
Speciality	Surgery
Location	6550 Fannin St, Houston, Texas
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1831170166
Provider Enumeration Date: 11/14/2005
Last Update Date: 01/17/2017

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 2769552108
Enrollment ID: I20080528000430

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Richard Edward Caplan such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1831170166	NPI	-	NPPES
8EV166	Other	TX	BCBS
043709704	Medicaid	TX
P00022224	Other	TX	MEDICARE RAILROAD
8GD686	Other	TX	BCBS
043709703	Medicaid	TX

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
208600000X	Surgery	F6505 (Texas)	Primary
174400000X	Specialist	F6505 (Texas)	Secondary

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 Richard Edward Caplan allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Tmh Physician Associates Pllc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1275779225 PECOS PAC ID: 4486711744 Enrollment ID: O20090401000100

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 Richard Edward Caplan 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 Richard Edward Caplan, MD 6550 Fannin St, Suite 1601, Houston, TX 77030-2717 Ph: (713) 441-5141	Dr Richard Edward Caplan, MD 6550 Fannin St, Suite 1601, Houston, TX 77030-2717 Ph: (713) 441-5141

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Dr Richard Edward Caplan, MD - Medicare Surgery in Houston, TX