Nurse Practitioner in Port St. Lucie, FL Accepting Medicare

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Ms. Lara Lyn Nelson, APRN
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1066 Sw Gatlin Blvd, Port St. Lucie, FL 34953
Phone: 772-879-8080    Fax: 772-424-9347
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Dr. Meredith Leigh Templin, NP
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Medicare: May Accept Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 537 Nw Lake Whitney Place Suite 103, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
Phone: 772-785-5864    Fax: 772-344-2555
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Cheryl Ann Browning, ARNP
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1070 Sw Gatlin Blvd, Port St. Lucie, FL 34953
Phone: 772-408-9434    Fax: 772-210-0986
Popular Specializations in Port St. Lucie, FL:

Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Nurse Anesthetist - CR
Registered Nurse
Clinical Nurse Specialist


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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