Bernita K Sands, MD in St Petersburg, FL - Medicare Internal Medicine

Bernita K Sands, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in St Petersburg, Florida. She went to University Of Florida College Of Medicine and graduated in 1992 and has 32 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. She is a member of the group practice Optumcare Florida, Llc and her current practice location is 7601 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St N Ste E, St Petersburg, Florida. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (727) 527-6719.

Bernita K Sands is licensed to practice in Florida (license number ME67196) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1841266764.

Contact Information

	Bernita K Sands, MD
	7601 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St N Ste E, St Petersburg, FL 33702-5200
	(727) 527-6719
	(727) 527-5835

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Bernita K Sands
Gender	Female
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	32 Years
Location	7601 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St N Ste E, St Petersburg, Florida
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Bernita K Sands attended and graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 1992

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1841266764
Provider Enumeration Date: 02/28/2006
Last Update Date: 09/01/2020

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 4688798044
Enrollment ID: I20100908000159

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Bernita K Sands such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1841266764	NPI	-	NPPES
251981000	Medicaid	FL

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	ME67196 (Florida)	Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Optumcare Florida, Llc	3072403476	263

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. Bernita K Sands allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	Optumcare Florida, Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1053384214 PECOS PAC ID: 3072403476 Enrollment ID: O20040318001123

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. Bernita K Sands 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
Bernita K Sands, MD 10051 5th St N Ste 200, St Petersburg, FL 33702-2211 Ph: (727) 824-0780	Bernita K Sands, MD 7601 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St N Ste E, St Petersburg, FL 33702-5200 Ph: (727) 527-6719

Reviews and Comments

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Bernita K Sands, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in St Petersburg, FL