Edward L Nichols, MD in Bakersfield, CA - Medicare Internal Medicine

Edward L Nichols, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Bakersfield, California. He graduated from medical school in 1994 and has 31 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Centric Health and his current practice location is 3801 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (661) 323-8477.

Edward L Nichols is licensed to practice in California (license number A44178) 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 1558372896.

Contact Information

	Edward L Nichols, MD
	3801 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301-5731
	(661) 323-8477
	Not Available

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Edward L Nichols
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	31 Years
Location	3801 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, California
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:

Edward L Nichols graduated from medical school in 1994

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1558372896
Provider Enumeration Date: 08/11/2006
Last Update Date: 07/10/2008

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 1153357835
Enrollment ID: I20081013000529

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Edward L Nichols such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1558372896	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	A44178 (California)	Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Centric Health	8729009030	62

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. Edward L Nichols allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Centric Health
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1831248236 PECOS PAC ID: 8729009030 Enrollment ID: O20051214000848

Entity Name	Pinnacle Emergency Physicians Of Bakersfield, A Professional Corp
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1619153251 PECOS PAC ID: 7214086321 Enrollment ID: O20090520000375

Entity Name	Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1275538530 PECOS PAC ID: 1456646629 Enrollment ID: O20170124000729

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. Edward L Nichols 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
Edward L Nichols, MD 3801 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301-5731 Ph: (661) 323-8477	Edward L Nichols, MD 3801 San Dimas St, Bakersfield, CA 93301-5731 Ph: (661) 323-8477

Reviews and Comments

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Edward L Nichols, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Bakersfield, CA