Chiropractors in East Ridge, TN Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Ruth A Nielson, DC
Chiropractor
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1471 N Mack Smith Rd, East Ridge, TN 37412
Phone: 423-485-8480    
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David Grant Brogdon, D.C.
Chiropractor
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 1471 N Mack Smith Rd, East Ridge, TN 37412
Phone: 423-485-8480    Fax: 423-485-8481
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Chiropractors: A provider qualified by a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), licensed by the State and who practices chiropractic medicine -that discipline within the healing arts which deals with the nervous system and its relationship to the spinal column and its interrelationship with other body systems.


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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