Dental Care Clinics in Altoona, IA Accepting Medicare

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Dentist - General Practice
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 3219 8th St Sw, Altoona, IA 50009
Phone: 515-346-6157    
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Wolfe Family Dentistry Inc.
Dentist - General Practice
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 125 24th St Se, Altoona, IA 50009
Phone: 515-967-9790    Fax: 515-967-1425


Dental Care Clinics: Dental clinics provide day-to-day dental health services to patients. Dental clinics acts as the principal point of dental health for patients and also coordinates specialist care as may be required by the patient. Dental care is provided by dentists who either have D.D.S or D.M.D degree and licensed by respective states to practice.


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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