Lawrence James Purpura, MD in Pittsburgh, PA

Lawrence James Purpura, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from medical school in 1981 and has 44 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice The Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Incorporation and his current practice location is 1206 Brookline Blvd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (412) 563-0594.

Lawrence James Purpura is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD039235L) 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 1588722896.

Contact Information

	Lawrence James Purpura, MD
	1206 Brookline Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15226-2302
	(412) 563-0594
	(412) 561-0913

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Lawrence James Purpura
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	44 Years
Location	1206 Brookline Blvd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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:

Lawrence James Purpura graduated from medical school in 1981

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1588722896
Provider Enumeration Date: 12/05/2006
Last Update Date: 03/14/2025

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8527198159
Enrollment ID: I20250324000261

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Lawrence James Purpura such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1588722896	NPI	-	NPPES
0993798	Medicaid	PA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	MD039235L (Pennsylvania)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital	Fort defiance, AZ	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
The Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Incorporation	0941336697	104

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. Lawrence James Purpura allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	The Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, Incorporation
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1477876639 PECOS PAC ID: 0941336697 Enrollment ID: O20100429001153

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. Lawrence James Purpura 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
Lawrence James Purpura, MD 1206 Brookline Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15226-2302 Ph: (412) 344-8900	Lawrence James Purpura, MD 1206 Brookline Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15226-2302 Ph: (412) 563-0594

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Lawrence James Purpura, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA