Nurse Practitioner in Santa Cruz, CA Accepting Medicare

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Andrea Ludwick, NP
Nurse Practitioner - Psych/Mental Health
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 777 Chestnut St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: 831-291-3540    Fax: 800-893-0224
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Ms. Patricia G. Weyland, MS, APRN, BC, FNP
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone: 831-423-4111    
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Anthony Perdigao, NP
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone: 831-458-5610    
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Ms. Heather Christine Couch, FNP
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1080 Emeline Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: 831-454-4100    
Popular Specializations in Santa Cruz, CA:

Registered Nurse
Physician Assistant
Nurse Practitioner
Licensed Vocational Nurse


Nurse Practitioner: (1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.



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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