J Paul Mahfood, MD - Medicare Rheumatology in Port St Lucie, FL

J Paul Mahfood, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Rheumatology" physician in Port St Lucie, Florida. He graduated from medical school in 1992 and has 32 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Rheumatology. His current practice location is 549 Nw Lake Whitney Pl, Suite 101, Port St Lucie, Florida. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (772) 879-2228.

J Paul Mahfood is licensed to practice in Florida (license number ME 65617) 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 1659316909.

Contact Information

J Paul Mahfood, MD
549 Nw Lake Whitney Pl, Suite 101,
Port St Lucie, FL 34986-1606
(772) 879-2228
(772) 879-2208

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Physician's Profile

Full NameJ Paul Mahfood
GenderMale
SpecialityRheumatology
Experience32 Years
Location549 Nw Lake Whitney Pl, Port St Lucie, 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:
  • J Paul Mahfood graduated from medical school in 1992
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1659316909
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 06/19/2006
  • Last Update Date: 12/09/2011
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 1254323355
  • Enrollment ID: I20070725000475

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for J Paul Mahfood such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1659316909NPI-NPPES
280671100MedicaidFL

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RR0500XInternal Medicine - Rheumatology ME 65617 (Florida)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Cleveland Clinic Martin North HospitalStuart, FLHospital

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. J Paul Mahfood allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameJ Paul Mahfood Md Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1952633158
PECOS PAC ID: 8123156429
Enrollment ID: O20100506000843

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. J Paul Mahfood 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
J Paul Mahfood, MD
549 Nw Lake Whitney Pl, Suite 101,
Port St Lucie, FL 34986-1606

Ph: (772) 879-2228
J Paul Mahfood, MD
549 Nw Lake Whitney Pl, Suite 101,
Port St Lucie, FL 34986-1606

Ph: (772) 879-2228

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