Savitha Balakrishna, MD in Lufkin, TX - Medicare Family Practice

Savitha Balakrishna, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Lufkin, Texas. She graduated from medical school in 1995 and has 31 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Family Practice. She is a member of the group practice Tyler County Hospital District and her current practice location is 525 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, Texas. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (936) 632-2777.

Savitha Balakrishna is licensed to practice in Texas (license number M4992) 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 1215011747.

Contact Information

	Savitha Balakrishna, MD
	525 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX 75904
	(936) 632-2777
	(936) 632-5819

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Savitha Balakrishna
Gender	Female
Speciality	Family Practice
Experience	31 Years
Location	525 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, Texas
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:

Savitha Balakrishna graduated from medical school in 1995

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1215011747
Provider Enumeration Date: 10/24/2006
Last Update Date: 08/16/2018

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 6507965852
Enrollment ID: I20070627000245

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Savitha Balakrishna such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1215011747	NPI	-	NPPES
8F6129	Other	TX	BLUE CROSS
187394501	Medicaid	TX

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207Q00000X	Family Medicine	M4992 (Texas)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
East Texas Home Health	Chester, TX	Home health agency
Care Plus Home Health	Woodville, TX	Home health agency
Tyler County Hospital	Woodville, TX	Hospital
Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital	Jasper, TX	Hospital
Chi St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin	Lufkin, TX	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Tyler County Hospital District	1951212588	3

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. Savitha Balakrishna allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	Burke Center
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1396792420 PECOS PAC ID: 1254312077 Enrollment ID: O20040527000661

Entity Name	Tyler County Hospital District
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1447259627 PECOS PAC ID: 1951212588 Enrollment ID: O20040616000345

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. Savitha Balakrishna 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
Savitha Balakrishna, MD 525 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX 75904 Ph: (936) 632-2777	Savitha Balakrishna, MD 525 Gaslight Blvd, Lufkin, TX 75904 Ph: (936) 632-2777

Reviews and Comments

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Dr. Andrew J Fercowicz, Family Medicine Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 202 S John Redditt Dr, Lufkin, TX 75904 Phone: 936-639-1005 Fax: 936-639-1006
Kindrell S Tucker, M.D. Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 305 Shands Dr, Lufkin, TX 75904 Phone: 936-225-3657 Fax: 936-899-7293

Savitha Balakrishna, MD - Medicare Family Practice in Lufkin, TX