Registered Nurse in Franklinton, LA Accepting Medicare

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Kristina Gross, NP
Registered Nurse
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 810 Riverside Dr, Franklinton, LA 70438
Phone: 985-289-7139    Fax: 985-289-1640
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Cathy Singley, RN
Registered Nurse - Community Health
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 120 11th Ave, Franklinton, LA 70438
Phone: 985-839-5646    Fax: 985-839-6691
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Gwendolyn E Wheeler, FNP-BC
Registered Nurse
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 2004 J Marvin Magee Dr, Franklinton, LA 70438
Phone: 985-839-3555    Fax: 985-839-6320
Popular Specializations in Franklinton, LA:

Nurse Practitioner
Registered Nurse
Nurse Anesthetist - CR
Physician Assistant


Registered Nurse: (1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.



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).

Our Data: Information on www.medicarelist.com is built using data sources published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The information disclosed on the NPI Registry are FOIA-disclosable and are required to be disclosed under the FOIA and the eFOIA amendments to the FOIA. There is no way to 'opt out' or 'suppress' the NPPES record data for health care providers with active NPIs.