James B Bennett, MD - Medicare Orthopaedic Surgery in Houston, TX

James B Bennett, MD is a medicare enrolled "Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery" physician in Houston, Texas. His current practice location is 7401 South Main St, Fondren Orthopedic Group L.l.p., Houston, Texas. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (713) 799-2300.

James B Bennett is licensed to practice in Texas (license number E5680) 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 1154314714.

Contact Information

James B Bennett, MD
7401 South Main St, Fondren Orthopedic Group L.l.p.,
Houston, TX 77030-4509
(713) 799-2300
(713) 794-3380

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Physician's Profile

Full NameJames B Bennett
GenderMale
SpecialityOrthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery
Location7401 South Main St, Houston, Texas
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1154314714
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 08/29/2005
  • Last Update Date: 05/12/2022
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 8426047259
  • Enrollment ID: I20040507000870

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for James B Bennett such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1154314714NPI-NPPES
136640308MedicaidTX

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
2086S0105XSurgery - Surgery Of The Hand E5680 (Texas)Secondary
207XS0106XOrthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery E5680 (Texas)Primary

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. James B Bennett allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameFondren Orthopedic Group Llp
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1609830595
PECOS PAC ID: 6800885609
Enrollment ID: O20040507000612

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. James B Bennett 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
James B Bennett, MD
7401 South Main St, Fondren Orthopedic Group L.l.p.,
Houston, TX 77030-4509

Ph: (713) 799-2300
James B Bennett, MD
7401 South Main St, Fondren Orthopedic Group L.l.p.,
Houston, TX 77030-4509

Ph: (713) 799-2300

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