Dr James S Hood, MD in Lafayette, CA - Medicare Family Practice

Dr James S Hood, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Lafayette, California. He graduated from medical school in 1988 and has 36 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Family Practice. His current practice location is 1027 Brown Ave, Lafayette, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (415) 693-8598.

Dr James S Hood is licensed to practice in California (license number A72599) 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 1316011638.

Contact Information

	Dr James S Hood, MD
	1027 Brown Ave, Lafayette, CA 94549-3901
	(415) 693-8598
	(415) 710-0190

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr James S Hood
Gender	Male
Speciality	Family Practice
Experience	36 Years
Location	1027 Brown Ave, Lafayette, 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:

Dr James S Hood graduated from medical school in 1988

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1316011638
Provider Enumeration Date: 11/20/2006
Last Update Date: 12/21/2021

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 5890981914
Enrollment ID: I20101130001450

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr James S Hood such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1316011638	NPI	-	NPPES
00A725990	Medicaid	CA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
208G00000X	Thoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)	A72599 (California)	Secondary
207Q00000X	Family Medicine	A72599 (California)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	Hospital

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 James S Hood allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Permanente Medical Group Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1073606299 PECOS PAC ID: 8921910225 Enrollment ID: O20031104000710

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 James S Hood 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 James S Hood, MD 1027 Brown Ave, Lafayette, CA 94549-3901 Ph: (415) 693-8598	Dr James S Hood, MD 1027 Brown Ave, Lafayette, CA 94549-3901 Ph: (415) 693-8598

Reviews and Comments

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Dr. Rosalia Allan Mendoza, MD Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 3687 Mt Diablo Blvd Ste 200, Lafayette, CA 94549 Phone: 925-756-3499
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Dr James S Hood, MD - Medicare Family Practice in Lafayette, CA