Aaron Shanker, MD - Medicare Hospitalist in San Francisco, CA

Aaron Shanker, MD is a medicare enrolled "Hospitalist" physician in San Francisco, California. He graduated from medical school in 2016 and has 8 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Hospitalist. He is a member of the group practice Sutter Bay Medical Foundation and his current practice location is 1100 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (415) 600-3458.

Aaron Shanker is licensed to practice in California (license number A180300) and he also participates in the medicare program. He may accept medicare assignments (which means he may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1457884983.

Contact Information

Aaron Shanker, MD
1100 Van Ness Ave,
San Francisco, CA 94109-6978
(415) 600-3458
(510) 600-7020

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Physician's Profile

Full NameAaron Shanker
GenderMale
SpecialityHospitalist
Experience8 Years
Location1100 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMay be. He may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Aaron Shanker graduated from medical school in 2016
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1457884983
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 04/11/2017
  • Last Update Date: 01/17/2023
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9335568666
  • Enrollment ID: I20230210000253

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Aaron Shanker such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1457884983NPI-NPPES
A180300OtherCASTATE MEDICAL LICENSE

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine A180300 (California)Secondary
208M00000XHospitalist A180300 (California)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan francisco, CAHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation42845387782995

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. Aaron Shanker allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameSutter Bay Medical Foundation
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1013950807
PECOS PAC ID: 4284538778
Enrollment ID: O20031125000909

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. Aaron Shanker 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
Aaron Shanker, MD
325 Distel Cir,
Los Altos, CA 94022-1408

Ph: (415) 600-3458
Aaron Shanker, MD
1100 Van Ness Ave,
San Francisco, CA 94109-6978

Ph: (415) 600-3458

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