John F Distefano, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Salem, VA

John F Distefano, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology" physician in Salem, Virginia. His current practice location is 1970 Roanoke Blvd, Salem, Virginia. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (540) 982-2463.

John F Distefano is licensed to practice in West Virginia (license number 16510) 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 1134160229.

Contact Information

John F Distefano, MD
1970 Roanoke Blvd,
Salem, VA 24153-6404
(540) 982-2463
(540) 983-1022

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Physician's Profile

Full NameJohn F Distefano
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology
Location1970 Roanoke Blvd, Salem, Virginia
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1134160229
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 06/09/2006
  • Last Update Date: 05/27/2011
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0345262846
  • Enrollment ID: I20130806000322

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for John F Distefano such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1134160229NPI-NPPES
64071384MedicaidKY
P00002536OtherRAILROAD MEDICARE
0073762000MedicaidWV
2388250MedicaidOH

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RH0003XInternal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 16510 (West Virginia)Primary

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. John F Distefano 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
John F Distefano, MD
1970 Roanoke Blvd,
Salem, VA 24153-6404

Ph: (540) 982-2463
John F Distefano, MD
1970 Roanoke Blvd,
Salem, VA 24153-6404

Ph: (540) 982-2463

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