John Kessels, MD in Covington, LA - Medicare Emergency Medicine

John Kessels, MD is a medicare enrolled "Preventive Medicine - Undersea And Hyperbaric Medicine" physician in Covington, Louisiana. He went to Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans and graduated in 1991 and has 33 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Emergency Medicine. His current practice location is 16300 Highway 1085, Covington, Louisiana. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (985) 845-9000.

John Kessels is licensed to practice in Louisiana (license number 021259) 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 1982763074.

Contact Information

	John Kessels, MD
	16300 Highway 1085, Covington, LA 70433-7227
	(985) 845-9000
	(985) 845-9003

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	John Kessels
Gender	Male
Speciality	Emergency Medicine
Experience	33 Years
Location	16300 Highway 1085, Covington, Louisiana
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:

John Kessels attended and graduated from Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans in 1991

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1982763074
Provider Enumeration Date: 12/06/2006
Last Update Date: 07/08/2007

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 9537154794
Enrollment ID: I20040416001192

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for John Kessels such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1982763074	NPI	-	NPPES
1961574	Medicaid	LA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
2083P0011X	Preventive Medicine - Undersea And Hyperbaric Medicine	021259 (Louisiana)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
St. Tammany Hospital Home Health	Covington, LA	Home health agency
St Tammany Parish Hospital	Covington, LA	Hospital
Ochsner Clinic Foundation	New orleans, LA	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. John Kessels allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Jsk Professional Physician Services Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1912935578 PECOS PAC ID: 1557303450 Enrollment ID: O20050601000282

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 Kessels 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
John Kessels, MD Po Box 54528, New Orleans, LA 70154-4528 Ph: (985) 845-9000	John Kessels, MD 16300 Highway 1085, Covington, LA 70433-7227 Ph: (985) 845-9000

John Kessels, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Covington, LA