Douglas Philip Tapper, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Saint Helena, CA

Douglas Philip Tapper, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine" physician in Saint Helena, California. His current practice location is 10 Woodland Rd, Saint Helena, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (707) 963-6399.

Douglas Philip Tapper is licensed to practice in California (license number G59948) 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 1003994864.

Contact Information

Douglas Philip Tapper, MD
10 Woodland Rd,
Saint Helena, CA 94574-9554
(707) 963-6399
(707) 967-5915

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Physician's Profile

Full NameDouglas Philip Tapper
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
Location10 Woodland Rd, Saint Helena, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1003994864
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 11/01/2006
  • Last Update Date: 10/11/2017
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 5597940395
  • Enrollment ID: I20110420000651

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Douglas Philip Tapper such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1003994864NPI-NPPES
00G599480MedicaidCA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RC0200XInternal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine G59948 (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. Douglas Philip Tapper allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameMedical Specialists Associates Pc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1326404948
PECOS PAC ID: 1557669439
Enrollment ID: O20160408001002

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. Douglas Philip Tapper 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
Douglas Philip Tapper, MD
Po Box 7096,
Stockton, CA 95267-0096

Ph: (209) 956-7725
Douglas Philip Tapper, MD
10 Woodland Rd,
Saint Helena, CA 94574-9554

Ph: (707) 963-6399

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