Ms Tara Shannon Smith, CNM - Medicare Midwife in Damascus, MD

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Ms Tara Shannon Smith, CNM is a medicare enrolled "Midwife" in Damascus, Maryland. Her current practice location is 26005 Ridge Rd, Suite 200, Damascus, Maryland. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (301) 414-2300.

Ms Tara Shannon Smith is licensed to practice in Virginia (license number 0024165986) and she also participates in the medicare program. She does not accept medicare assignments directly but she may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. Her NPI Number is 1285608703.

Contact Information

Ms Tara Shannon Smith, CNM
26005 Ridge Rd, Suite 200,
Damascus, MD 20872-1892
(301) 414-2300
(301) 414-2306

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Provider's Profile

Full NameMs Tara Shannon Smith
GenderFemale
SpecialityMidwife
Location26005 Ridge Rd, Damascus, Maryland
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1285608703
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 02/13/2006
  • Last Update Date: 02/15/2012
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 8325099658
  • Enrollment ID: I20231114001959

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Ms Tara Shannon Smith such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1285608703NPI-NPPES
2125746OtherVAUHC/MAMSI
175079OtherVAANTHEM
010130484MedicaidVA
7002042MedicaidNC
010061873MedicaidVA
75928NOtherVASENTARA/OPTIMA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
367A00000XAdvanced Practice Midwife AC00911 (Maryland)Secondary
163W00000XRegistered Nurse 0001146963 (Virginia)Secondary
176B00000XMidwife 0024165986 (Virginia)Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Ms Tara Shannon Smith allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameSimmonds Martin & Helmbrecht LLC
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1558411934
PECOS PAC ID: 7012985492
Enrollment ID: O20040923000131

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Ms Tara Shannon Smith is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Ms Tara Shannon Smith, CNM
26005 Ridge Rd, Suite 200,
Damascus, MD 20872-1892

Ph: (301) 414-2300		Ms Tara Shannon Smith, CNM
26005 Ridge Rd, Suite 200,
Damascus, MD 20872-1892

Ph: (301) 414-2300

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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.

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