Richard A Close, MD in West Reading, PA - Medicare Neurological Surgery

Richard A Close, MD is a medicare enrolled "Neurological Surgery" physician in West Reading, Pennsylvania. His current practice location is 601 Spruce St, West Reading, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (610) 375-4567.

Richard A Close is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD014713E) 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 1295791382.

Contact Information

	Richard A Close, MD
	601 Spruce St, West Reading, PA 19611-1443
	(610) 375-4567
	(610) 685-8801

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Richard A Close
Gender	Male
Speciality	Neurological Surgery
Location	601 Spruce St, West Reading, Pennsylvania
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1295791382
Provider Enumeration Date: 04/26/2006
Last Update Date: 09/06/2013

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 9638129992
Enrollment ID: I20051207000394

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Richard A Close such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1295791382	NPI	-	NPPES
116567600	Other	PA	US DEPT OF LABOR
093544R1X	Other	PA	MEDICARE ID
093544	Other	PA	HIGHMARK BLUE SHIELD
5554	Other	PA	HEALTH AMERICA
0007408280001	Medicaid	PA
01530101	Other	PA	CAPITAL B;UE CROSS
140001335	Other	PA	MEDICARE RAILROAD
3281544	Other	PA	AETNA HMO
5431128	Other	PA	AETNA PPO

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207T00000X	Neurological Surgery	MD014713E (Pennsylvania)	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. Richard A Close allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Tower Health Medical Group
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1609291350 PECOS PAC ID: 7618889213 Enrollment ID: O20040311000072

Entity Name	Reading Hospital
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1992387518 PECOS PAC ID: 7618886490 Enrollment ID: O20040408001076

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. Richard A Close 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
Richard A Close, MD 601 Spruce St, West Reading, PA 19611-1443 Ph: (610) 375-4567	Richard A Close, MD 601 Spruce St, West Reading, PA 19611-1443 Ph: (610) 375-4567

Reviews and Comments

Neurological Surgery Doctors in West Reading, PA

Michael Kakareka, DO Neurological Surgery Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 601 Spruce St, West Reading, PA 19611 Phone: 484-628-8900
Herman Christopher Lawson, MD Neurological Surgery Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 601 Spruce St, Suite 101, West Reading, PA 19611 Phone: 610-375-4567 Fax: 610-375-1203
Dr. Amber Lynn Valeri, DO Neurological Surgery Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 601 Spruce St, West Reading, PA 19611 Phone: 484-628-8900
Dr. Brandon K Root, M.D. Neurological Surgery Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 601 Spruce St, West Reading, PA 19611 Phone: 484-628-8900
Erin Kathleen Mack Graves, M.D. Neurological Surgery Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 601 Spruce St, West Reading, PA 19611 Phone: 484-628-8900

Richard A Close, MD - Medicare Neurological Surgery in West Reading, PA