Lauren A Linken, MD - Medicare Family Medicine in Bessemer, AL

Lauren A Linken, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Bessemer, Alabama. Her current practice location is 1088 9th Ave Sw, Suite 106, Bessemer, Alabama. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (205) 277-2358.

Lauren A Linken is licensed to practice in Alabama (license number MD.33114) and she also participates in the medicare program. She does not accept medicare assignments directly but she may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. Her NPI Number is 1750676623.

Contact Information

Lauren A Linken, MD
1088 9th Ave Sw, Suite 106,
Bessemer, AL 35022-7833
(205) 277-2358
(205) 426-7799

Map and Direction




Physician's Profile

Full NameLauren A Linken
GenderFemale
SpecialityFamily Medicine
Location1088 9th Ave Sw, Bessemer, Alabama
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1750676623
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 06/18/2011
  • Last Update Date: 08/30/2016
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 5799908588
  • Enrollment ID: I20140908001368

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Lauren A Linken such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1750676623NPI-NPPES
175663MedicaidAL
172390MedicaidAL
173039MedicaidAL
181063MedicaidAL
176461MedicaidAL

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207Q00000XFamily Medicine MD.33114 (Alabama)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. Lauren A Linken allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameCahaba Medical Care Foundation
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1316201809
PECOS PAC ID: 1355597923
Enrollment ID: O20121120000238

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. Lauren A Linken 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
Lauren A Linken, MD
1088 9th Ave Sw, Suite 106,
Bessemer, AL 35022-7833

Ph: (205) 277-2358
Lauren A Linken, MD
1088 9th Ave Sw, Suite 106,
Bessemer, AL 35022-7833

Ph: (205) 277-2358

Reviews and Comments


Family Medicine Doctors in Bessemer, AL

Ansley Baccus, M.D.
Family Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 915 Medical Center Dr, Bessemer, AL 35022
Phone: 205-481-8664    Fax: 205-481-8665
Mrs. Bianca Crenshaw, CRNP
Family Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 4204 Edmonton Dr, Bessemer, AL 35022
Phone: 205-425-1200    
Muhammad Kalim Sadiq Ali, M.D.
Family Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 1179 Greenmor Dr, Uab-medical West, Parkwest Health Center, Bessemer, AL 35022
Phone: 205-481-8530    Fax: 205-424-6543
Shirin Amlani, DO
Family Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 975 9th Ave Sw Ste 310, Bessemer, AL 35022
Phone: 205-277-2358    Fax: 205-426-7799
Dr. Sally Mcneill Ebaugh, M.D.
Family Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1700 4th Ave N, Bessemer, AL 35020
Phone: 205-481-8650    
Andrew Posey, DO
Family Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1088 9th Ave Sw Ste 106, Bessemer, AL 35022
Phone: 205-277-2358    Fax: 205-426-7799
Dr. Abiodun Philip Badewa, M.D, PH.D
Family Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1007 9th Ave N, Bessemer, AL 35020
Phone: 205-358-9300    Fax: 205-358-9306

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Our Data: Information on www.medicarelist.com is built using data sources published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The information disclosed on the NPI Registry are FOIA-disclosable and are required to be disclosed under the FOIA and the eFOIA amendments to the FOIA. There is no way to 'opt out' or 'suppress' the NPPES record data for health care providers with active NPIs.