Dr Benedict Tien Chou, MD in San Francisco, CA

Dr Benedict Tien Chou, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Rheumatology" physician in San Francisco, California. He went to New York University School Of Medicine and graduated in 2008 and has 16 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Rheumatology. He is a member of the group practice Torrance Health Association Inc and his current practice location is 2238 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (415) 833-0772.

Dr Benedict Tien Chou is licensed to practice in California (license number A120132) 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 1770759375.

Contact Information

	Dr Benedict Tien Chou, MD
	2238 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115-3416
	(415) 833-0772
	(415) 833-5009

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Benedict Tien Chou
Gender	Male
Speciality	Rheumatology
Experience	16 Years
Location	2238 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, 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:

Dr Benedict Tien Chou attended and graduated from New York University School Of Medicine in 2008

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1770759375
Provider Enumeration Date: 05/03/2008
Last Update Date: 12/21/2021

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 6901123769
Enrollment ID: I20150317000231

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Benedict Tien Chou such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1770759375	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	A120132 (California)	Secondary
390200000X	Student In An Organized Health Care Education/training Program	(* (Not Available))	Secondary
207RR0500X	Internal Medicine - Rheumatology	A120132 (California)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Torrance Memorial Medical Center	Torrance, CA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Torrance Health Association Inc	1355302134	255

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. Dr Benedict Tien Chou 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

Entity Name	County Of Los Angeles
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1851363188 PECOS PAC ID: 1850296534 Enrollment ID: O20031204001218

Entity Name	Torrance Health Association Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1083903124 PECOS PAC ID: 1355302134 Enrollment ID: O20110819000276

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. Dr Benedict Tien Chou 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
Dr Benedict Tien Chou, MD 2238 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115-3416 Ph: (415) 833-0772	Dr Benedict Tien Chou, MD 2238 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115-3416 Ph: (415) 833-0772

Reviews and Comments

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Dr Benedict Tien Chou, MD - Medicare Rheumatology in San Francisco, CA