Urology Doctors in Lubbock, TX Accepting Medicare

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Cynthia Kay Smith, MD
Urology
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 3601 4th St, Stop 7260, Lubbock, TX 79430
Phone: 806-743-1810    Fax: 806-743-1335
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Dr. Girish Chiyyarath Vallabhan, M.D.
Urology
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 6102 82nd St, Suite 5, Lubbock, TX 79424
Phone: 806-771-0077    Fax: 806-771-3175
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Urology: A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.


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.

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