Melissa Yeh Kaptik, MD in Tacoma, WA

Melissa Yeh Kaptik, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Nephrology" physician in Tacoma, Washington. She went to Eastern Virginia Medical School and graduated in 2002 and has 22 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Nephrology. She is a member of the group practice Franciscan Medical Group and her current practice location is 1708 Yakima Ave, #107, Tacoma, Washington. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (253) 272-5881.

Melissa Yeh Kaptik is licensed to practice in Tennessee (license number 39830) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1215084025.

Contact Information

	Melissa Yeh Kaptik, MD
	1708 Yakima Ave, #107, Tacoma, WA 98405-5307
	(253) 272-5881
	(253) 383-0161

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Melissa Yeh Kaptik
Gender	Female
Speciality	Nephrology
Experience	22 Years
Location	1708 Yakima Ave, Tacoma, Washington
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Melissa Yeh Kaptik attended and graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2002

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1215084025
Provider Enumeration Date: 01/04/2007
Last Update Date: 03/30/2011

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 0749374817
Enrollment ID: I20090909000716

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Melissa Yeh Kaptik such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1215084025	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RN0300X	Internal Medicine - Nephrology	39830 (Tennessee)	Primary
390200000X	Student In An Organized Health Care Education/training Program	(* (Not Available))	Secondary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Renal Care Group Northwest, Inc.	Tacoma, WA	Dialysis facility
Federal Way Community Dialysis Center	Federal way, WA	Dialysis facility
Renal Care Group Northwest, Inc.	Puyallup, WA	Dialysis facility
Renal Care Group Northwest, Inc.	Tacoma, WA	Dialysis facility
Total Renal Care, Inc	Federal way, WA	Dialysis facility
St Francis Community Hospital	Federal way, WA	Hospital
St Joseph Medical Center	Tacoma, WA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Franciscan Medical Group	0547173866	1115

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. Melissa Yeh Kaptik allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	Franciscan Medical Group
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1093165334 PECOS PAC ID: 0547173866 Enrollment ID: O20031111000789

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. Melissa Yeh Kaptik 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
Melissa Yeh Kaptik, MD 1708 Yakima Ave, #107, Tacoma, WA 98405-5307 Ph: (253) 272-5881	Melissa Yeh Kaptik, MD 1708 Yakima Ave, #107, Tacoma, WA 98405-5307 Ph: (253) 272-5881

Reviews and Comments

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Melissa Yeh Kaptik, MD - Medicare Nephrology in Tacoma, WA