Poonam B Kapadia, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Redwood City, CA

Poonam B Kapadia, MD is a medicare enrolled "Hospitalist" physician in Redwood City, California. She graduated from medical school in 1994 and has 30 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. She is a member of the group practice Permanente Medical Group Inc and her current practice location is 1150 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, California. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (650) 299-2000.

Poonam B Kapadia is licensed to practice in California (license number A76347) 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 1770661365.

Contact Information

Poonam B Kapadia, MD
1150 Veterans Blvd,
Redwood City, CA 94063-2037
(650) 299-2000
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Physician's Profile

Full NamePoonam B Kapadia
GenderFemale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Experience30 Years
Location1150 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Poonam B Kapadia graduated from medical school in 1994
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1770661365
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 11/01/2006
  • Last Update Date: 12/06/2021
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 7719162734
  • Enrollment ID: I20110505000826

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Poonam B Kapadia such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1770661365NPI-NPPES
00A763470MedicaidCA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208M00000XHospitalist A76347 (California)Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Permanente Medical Group Inc89219102257800

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. Poonam B Kapadia allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NamePermanente Medical Group Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1073606299
PECOS PAC ID: 8921910225
Enrollment ID: O20031104000710

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. Poonam B Kapadia 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
Poonam B Kapadia, MD
1800 Harrison St Fl 7,
Oakland, CA 94612-3466

Ph: (510) 625-6262
Poonam B Kapadia, MD
1150 Veterans Blvd,
Redwood City, CA 94063-2037

Ph: (650) 299-2000

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