Lee Shefton Riggins, MD in Birmingham, AL - Medicare Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

Lee Shefton Riggins, MD is a medicare enrolled "Thoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)" physician in Birmingham, Alabama. His current practice location is 401 Tuscaloosa Ave Sw, Suite D-210, Birmingham, Alabama. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (205) 780-8980.

Lee Shefton Riggins is licensed to practice in Georgia (license number 87766) 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 1659381291.

Contact Information

	Lee Shefton Riggins, MD
	401 Tuscaloosa Ave Sw, Suite D-210, Birmingham, AL 35211-1416
	(205) 780-8980
	(205) 785-1554

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Lee Shefton Riggins
Gender	Male
Speciality	Thoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Location	401 Tuscaloosa Ave Sw, Birmingham, Alabama
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1659381291
Provider Enumeration Date: 08/08/2006
Last Update Date: 01/08/2025

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 3577520261
Enrollment ID: I20041214000941

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Lee Shefton Riggins such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1659381291	NPI	-	NPPES
009973980	Medicaid	AL
051503508	Medicaid	AL

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
208G00000X	Thoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)	11197 (Alabama)	Secondary
208G00000X	Thoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)	87766 (Georgia)	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. Lee Shefton Riggins allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	After Hours Clinic Inc Sumiton
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1932304292 PECOS PAC ID: 3375624182 Enrollment ID: O20080118000130

Entity Name	Wiregrass Clinic Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1558657890 PECOS PAC ID: 2860662491 Enrollment ID: O20110908002136

Entity Name	Baptist Health Centers Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1265496236 PECOS PAC ID: 3476457011 Enrollment ID: O20180124001442

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. Lee Shefton Riggins 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
Lee Shefton Riggins, MD 401 Tuscaloosa Ave Sw, Suite D-210, Birmingham, AL 35211-1416 Ph: (205) 780-8980	Lee Shefton Riggins, MD 401 Tuscaloosa Ave Sw, Suite D-210, Birmingham, AL 35211-1416 Ph: (205) 780-8980

Reviews and Comments

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Lee Shefton Riggins, MD - Medicare Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in Birmingham, AL