Hospitalist Doctors in Shreveport, LA Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Amy Kathryn Gessford, D.O.
Hospitalist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1453 E Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport, LA 71105
Phone: 318-681-4500    Fax: 318-681-5551
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Dr. Muhammad Waqas, MD
Hospitalist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
Phone: 318-626-0000    
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Dr. Indira Srinivasa Rao, MD
Hospitalist
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 510 E Stoner Ave, Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: 318-221-8411    
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Dr. Yanet Maria Perez Garcia, M.D.
Hospitalist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 8001 Youree Dr Ste 4007, Shreveport, LA 71115
Phone: 318-212-3821    
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Dr. Cameron Sandefur, DO
Hospitalist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 8001 Youree Dr, Shreveport, LA 71115
Phone: 318-212-3821    Fax: 318-212-3825

Hospitalist: Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.


Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

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