Medicare Nurse Practitioner in Pocasset, MA - Medicare Status, Address, Contact

Nurse Practitioner in Pocasset, MA Accepting Medicare

3 Nurse Practitioner nurses found. Showing 1 - 3

Paul Christopher, NP
Nurse Practitioner - Psych/Mental Health
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 830 County Rd, Pocasset, MA 02559
Phone: 802-881-1742

Flavia Nagenda,
Nurse Practitioner - Psych/Mental Health
Medicare: May Accept Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 830 County Rd, Pocasset, MA 02559
Phone: 781-420-9904

Richard Walter Fontaine, NP
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 830 County Road, Pocasset, MA 02559
Phone: 508-564-9629 Fax: 508-564-9700

Popular Specializations in Pocasset, MA:

Nurse Practitioner
Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical 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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