Augustine C Mekkam, MD in Richmond, CA - Medicare Internal Medicine

Augustine C Mekkam, MD is a medicare enrolled "Hospitalist" physician in Richmond, California. He went to Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine and graduated in 1992 and has 32 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Permanente Medical Group Inc and his current practice location is 901 Nevin Ave, Richmond, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (510) 307-1500.

Augustine C Mekkam is licensed to practice in California (license number G77245) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1417032186.

Contact Information

	Augustine C Mekkam, MD
	901 Nevin Ave, Richmond, CA 94801-3143
	(510) 307-1500
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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Augustine C Mekkam
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	32 Years
Location	901 Nevin Ave, Richmond, California
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Augustine C Mekkam attended and graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine in 1992

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1417032186
Provider Enumeration Date: 10/25/2006
Last Update Date: 12/13/2021

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 0345224317
Enrollment ID: I20040616001133

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Augustine C Mekkam such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1417032186	NPI	-	NPPES
00G772450	Medicaid	CA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
208M00000X	Hospitalist	G77245 (California)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Kaiser Foundation Hospital And Rehab Center	Vallejo, CA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Permanente Medical Group Inc	8921910225	8376

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. Augustine C Mekkam allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Permanente Medical Group Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1073606299 PECOS PAC ID: 8921910225 Enrollment ID: O20031104000710

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. Augustine C Mekkam 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 Address	Practice Location Address
Augustine C Mekkam, MD 1800 Harrison St Fl 7, Oakland, CA 94612-3466 Ph: (510) 625-6262	Augustine C Mekkam, MD 901 Nevin Ave, Richmond, CA 94801-3143 Ph: (510) 307-1500

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Augustine C Mekkam, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Richmond, CA