Bharat G Patel, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Whittier, CA

Bharat G Patel, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Whittier, California. His current practice location is 15725 E Whittier Blvd, Whittier, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (562) 947-8478.

Bharat G Patel is licensed to practice in California (license number A40159) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1265517817.

Contact Information

Bharat G Patel, MD
15725 E Whittier Blvd,
Whittier, CA 90603-2347
(562) 947-8478
(562) 943-1090

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Physician's Profile

Full NameBharat G Patel
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Location15725 E Whittier Blvd, Whittier, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1265517817
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 10/25/2006
  • Last Update Date: 03/13/2008
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 3577617224
  • Enrollment ID: I20090815000065

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Bharat G Patel such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1265517817NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine A40159 (California)Primary

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. Bharat G Patel allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NamePih Health Physicians
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1609233899
PECOS PAC ID: 8426951328
Enrollment ID: O20040128001177
Entity NameMolina Healthcare Of California
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1194811760
PECOS PAC ID: 7517957608
Enrollment ID: O20061101000348

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. Bharat G Patel 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
Bharat G Patel, MD
Po Box 1277,
Whittier, CA 90609-1277

Ph: (562) 906-6470
Bharat G Patel, MD
15725 E Whittier Blvd,
Whittier, CA 90603-2347

Ph: (562) 947-8478

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