Joseph Mark Kowalski, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Lafayette, LA

Joseph Mark Kowalski, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease" physician in Lafayette, Louisiana. His current practice location is 315 Rue Louis Xiv, Lafayette, Louisiana. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (337) 269-9777.

Joseph Mark Kowalski is licensed to practice in Louisiana (license number 08396R) 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 1205838182.

Contact Information

Joseph Mark Kowalski, MD
315 Rue Louis Xiv,
Lafayette, LA 70508-5734
(337) 269-9777
(337) 269-0244

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Physician's Profile

Full NameJoseph Mark Kowalski
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Location315 Rue Louis Xiv, Lafayette, Louisiana
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1205838182
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 08/11/2005
  • Last Update Date: 01/28/2019
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 3375585037
  • Enrollment ID: I20050524000509

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Joseph Mark Kowalski such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1205838182NPI-NPPES
P00377443OtherRRMC
1399418MedicaidLA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RC0000XInternal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease 08396 (Louisiana)Secondary
207RI0011XInternal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology 08396R (Louisiana)Secondary
207RC0000XInternal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease 08396R (Louisiana)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. Joseph Mark Kowalski allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameJoseph M Kowalski, Md, Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1376603217
PECOS PAC ID: 4587766654
Enrollment ID: O20101201000317

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. Joseph Mark Kowalski 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
Joseph Mark Kowalski, MD
Po Box 81398,
Lafayette, LA 70598-1398

Ph: (337) 269-9777
Joseph Mark Kowalski, MD
315 Rue Louis Xiv,
Lafayette, LA 70508-5734

Ph: (337) 269-9777

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