John William Benge, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Lake Forest, IL

John William Benge, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease" physician in Lake Forest, Illinois. His current practice location is 800 N Westmoreland Rd, Suite 102, Lake Forest, Illinois. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (847) 735-8550.

John William Benge is licensed to practice in Illinois (license number 036053646) 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 1285628859.

Contact Information

John William Benge, MD
800 N Westmoreland Rd, Suite 102,
Lake Forest, IL 60045-1673
(847) 735-8550
(847) 582-2198

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Physician's Profile

Full NameJohn William Benge
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Location800 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, Illinois
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1285628859
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 09/09/2005
  • Last Update Date: 07/17/2012
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9739082835
  • Enrollment ID: I20120329000086

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for John William Benge such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1285628859NPI-NPPES
036053646MedicaidIL
4468170OtherILAETNA
1699507OtherILMPIN

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RC0000XInternal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease 036053646 (Illinois)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. John William Benge allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameNorthwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1346235314
PECOS PAC ID: 4587576814
Enrollment ID: O20031105000541

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 William Benge 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 William Benge, MD
800 N Westmoreland Rd, Suite 102,
Lake Forest, IL 60045-1673

Ph: (847) 735-8550
John William Benge, MD
800 N Westmoreland Rd, Suite 102,
Lake Forest, IL 60045-1673

Ph: (847) 735-8550

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