Richard D Friend, MD in Tuscaloosa, AL - Medicare Family Medicine

Richard D Friend, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. His current practice location is 850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (205) 348-1770.

Richard D Friend is licensed to practice in Louisiana (license number 10815R) 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 1023038684.

Contact Information

	Richard D Friend, MD
	850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401-7419
	(205) 348-1770
	(205) 348-1772

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Richard D Friend
Gender	Male
Speciality	Family Medicine
Location	850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1023038684
Provider Enumeration Date: 07/19/2006
Last Update Date: 07/21/2022

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 6204807738
Enrollment ID: I20040823000337

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Richard D Friend such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1023038684	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207Q00000X	Family Medicine	18480 (Mississippi)	Secondary
207Q00000X	Family Medicine	10815R (Louisiana)	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 D Friend allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Van Meter Emergency Physicians Inc. Apmc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1649410697 PECOS PAC ID: 4981761590 Enrollment ID: O20090326000385

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 D Friend 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 D Friend, MD 850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401-7419 Ph: (205) 348-1770	Richard D Friend, MD 850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401-7419 Ph: (205) 348-1770

Reviews and Comments

Family Medicine Doctors in Tuscaloosa, AL

Schae Hanson, Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Phone: 205-348-1770
Dr. Ashok V Mujumdar, MD Family Medicine Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 1700 University Blvd E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 Phone: 205-554-4196 Fax: 205-554-4196
Tameka Carmichael Hairston, MD Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Phone: 205-348-1770 Fax: 205-348-1772
Dr. Subhod Rao, MD Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 850 5th Ave E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Phone: 205-348-1770 Fax: 205-348-7216
Dorian Christine Bonam, DO Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 2730 M. L King Jr Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403 Phone: 205-349-3250
Joy Harris, CRNP Family Medicine Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 2731 Martin Luther King Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Phone: 205-758-6647

Richard D Friend, MD - Medicare Family Medicine in Tuscaloosa, AL