Internal Medicine Doctors in Vega Alta, PR Accepting Medicare

7 Internal Medicine doctors found. Showing 1 - 7
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Dr. Elliot Melecio Sr., M.D.
Internal Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: Edif. Caribe Medical Plaza Marginal Santa Rita 1, Suite 204, Vega Alta, PR 00692
Phone: 787-270-0710    Fax: 787-270-4878
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Hector J Mena, MD
Internal Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 33 Calle Teodomiro Ramirez, Vega Alta, PR 00692
Phone: 787-883-0852    Fax: 787-965-0478
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Jose Melendez, M.D.
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 2 Centro Gran Caribe, Vega Alta, PR 00692
Phone: 787-858-0725    
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Dr. Luis Rodriguez Sastre, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: Urb Las Colinas, 2 Calle 1, Vega Alta, PR 00692
Phone: 787-883-2169    Fax: 787-883-0028
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Madeline Garcia Arroyo, MD
Internal Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: Calle Colon 51 Bajos, Vega Alta, PR 00692
Phone: 787-270-5444    Fax: 787-270-5448
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Arelis M. Santana Marrero, MD
Internal Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: Vega Alta Professional Center, Carr. #2, Km 30.2, Parecelas Carmen, Vega Alta, PR 00692
Phone: 787-270-4518    
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Dr. Luz Nereida Marrero Maldonado, MD
Internal Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 2 Carr Km 30.4 Suite 101, Vega Alta Professional Center, Vega Alta, PR 00692
Phone: 787-270-4518    Fax: 787-270-4993

Internal Medicine: A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.


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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