Burton West, MD - Medicare Hospitalist in Oak Ridge, TN

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Burton West, MD is a medicare enrolled "Hospitalist" physician in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. His current practice location is 990 Oak Ridge Tpke, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (865) 835-4304.

Burton West is licensed to practice in Tennessee (license number 7816) 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 1801874557.

Contact Information

Burton West, MD
990 Oak Ridge Tpke,
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-6976
(865) 835-4304
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Physician's Profile

Full NameBurton West
GenderMale
SpecialityHospitalist
Location990 Oak Ridge Tpke, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1801874557
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 01/04/2006
  • Last Update Date: 07/20/2007
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 8123059318
  • Enrollment ID: I20190912000395

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Burton West such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1801874557NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208M00000XHospitalist 7816 (Tennessee)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. Burton West allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameHospital Medicine Services Of Tennessee Pc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1528433802
PECOS PAC ID: 9234432881
Enrollment ID: O20160114002673

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. Burton West 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
Burton West, MD
1431 Centerpoint Blvd, Suite 100,
Knoxville, TN 37932-1984

Ph: (865) 690-6553		Burton West, MD
990 Oak Ridge Tpke,
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-6976

Ph: (865) 835-4304

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