Mr Francis Howard Cost Jr, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Hagerstown, MD

Mr Francis Howard Cost Jr, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Hagerstown, Maryland. His current practice location is 1100 North Potomac Avenue, Hagerstown, Maryland. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (301) 739-4727.

Mr Francis Howard Cost Jr is licensed to practice in Maryland (license number D0001873) 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 1912159104.

Contact Information

Mr Francis Howard Cost Jr, MD
1100 North Potomac Avenue,
Hagerstown, MD 21742-3439
(301) 739-4727
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Physician's Profile

Full NameMr Francis Howard Cost Jr
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Location1100 North Potomac Avenue, Hagerstown, Maryland
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1912159104
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 10/21/2008
  • Last Update Date: 10/21/2008
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 3971733130
  • Enrollment ID: I20140308000288

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Mr Francis Howard Cost Jr such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1912159104NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine D0001873 (Maryland)Primary
207RC0000XInternal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease D0001873 (Maryland)Secondary
207RC0200XInternal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine D0001873 (Maryland)Secondary
207RP1001XInternal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease D0001873 (Maryland)Secondary

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. Mr Francis Howard Cost Jr 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
Mr Francis Howard Cost Jr, MD
1100 North Potomac Avenue,
Hagerstown, MD 21742-3439

Ph: (301) 739-4727
Mr Francis Howard Cost Jr, MD
1100 North Potomac Avenue,
Hagerstown, MD 21742-3439

Ph: (301) 739-4727

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