Fung-chuan Chou, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Mission Hills, CA

Fung-chuan Chou, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Nephrology" physician in Mission Hills, California. He graduated from medical school in 1979 and has 45 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Northeast Valley Health Corporation and his current practice location is 11333 Sepulveda Blvd, Mission Hills, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (818) 837-5765.

Fung-chuan Chou is licensed to practice in California (license number A42968) and he also participates in the medicare program. He may accept medicare assignments (which means he may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1114945227.

Contact Information

Fung-chuan Chou, MD
11333 Sepulveda Blvd,
Mission Hills, CA 91345-1116
(818) 837-5765
(818) 837-5767

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Physician's Profile

Full NameFung-chuan Chou
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Experience45 Years
Location11333 Sepulveda Blvd, Mission Hills, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMay be. He may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Fung-chuan Chou graduated from medical school in 1979
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1114945227
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 07/17/2006
  • Last Update Date: 03/26/2014
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0244355626
  • Enrollment ID: I20100909000534

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Fung-chuan Chou such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1114945227NPI-NPPES
DL482ZMedicaidCA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RN0300XInternal Medicine - Nephrology A42968 (California)Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Northeast Valley Health Corporation317351732365

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. Fung-chuan Chou allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameNortheast Valley Health Corporation
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1629079009
PECOS PAC ID: 3173517323
Enrollment ID: O20040412001067

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. Fung-chuan Chou 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
Fung-chuan Chou, MD
Po Box 9602,
Mission Hills, CA 91346-9602

Ph: (818) 837-5691
Fung-chuan Chou, MD
11333 Sepulveda Blvd,
Mission Hills, CA 91345-1116

Ph: (818) 837-5765

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Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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