Shankar P Gopinath, MD in Houston, TX

Shankar P Gopinath, MD is a medicare enrolled "Neurological Surgery" physician in Houston, Texas. He graduated from medical school in 1979 and has 45 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Neurosurgery. He is a member of the group practice Baylor College Of Medicine and his current practice location is 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, Texas. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (713) 873-8890.

Shankar P Gopinath is licensed to practice in Texas (license number 41389) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1316027667.

Contact Information

	Shankar P Gopinath, MD
	1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030-1608
	(713) 873-8890
	(713) 873-8898

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Shankar P Gopinath
Gender	Male
Speciality	Neurosurgery
Experience	45 Years
Location	1504 Taub Loop, Houston, Texas
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Shankar P Gopinath graduated from medical school in 1979

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1316027667
Provider Enumeration Date: 10/17/2006
Last Update Date: 02/27/2008

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 7113115312
Enrollment ID: I20110103000247

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Shankar P Gopinath such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1316027667	NPI	-	NPPES
160695601	Medicaid	TX

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207T00000X	Neurological Surgery	41389 (Texas)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Harris Health System	Houston, TX	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Baylor College Of Medicine	8224941265	684

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. Shankar P Gopinath allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Baylor College Of Medicine
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1053352914 PECOS PAC ID: 8224941265 Enrollment ID: O20031106000562

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. Shankar P Gopinath 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
Shankar P Gopinath, MD 2 Greenway Plz, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77046-0297 Ph: (713) 798-1750	Shankar P Gopinath, MD 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030-1608 Ph: (713) 873-8890

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Shankar P Gopinath, MD - Medicare Neurosurgery in Houston, TX