Dr Brent Jerome Kovacs, MD in Santa Barbara, CA

Dr Brent Jerome Kovacs, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology" physician in Santa Barbara, California. He went to Tulane University School Of Medicine and graduated in 1991 and has 33 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Gastroenterology. He is a member of the group practice Genesis Healthcare Partners, Santa Barbara County County Auditor and his current practice location is 2403 Castillo St, Suite 201, Santa Barbara, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (805) 682-3585.

Dr Brent Jerome Kovacs is licensed to practice in California (license number A51416) 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 1730296542.

Contact Information

	Dr Brent Jerome Kovacs, MD
	2403 Castillo St, Suite 201, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-5316
	(805) 682-3585
	(805) 682-4072

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Brent Jerome Kovacs
Gender	Male
Speciality	Gastroenterology
Experience	33 Years
Location	2403 Castillo St, Santa Barbara, 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 Brent Jerome Kovacs attended and graduated from Tulane University School Of Medicine in 1991

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1730296542
Provider Enumeration Date: 08/25/2006
Last Update Date: 07/08/2007

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 1052205226
Enrollment ID: I20101020001272

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Brent Jerome Kovacs such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1730296542	NPI	-	NPPES
00A514160	Medicaid	CA
00A514160	Other		BLUE SHIELD

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RG0100X	Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology	A51416 (California)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital	Santa barbara, CA	Hospital
Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital	Solvang, CA	Hospital
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital	Santa barbara, CA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Genesis Healthcare Partners	2163606807	186
Santa Barbara County County Auditor	9335052083	52

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 Brent Jerome Kovacs allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Santa Barbara County County Auditor
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1134162613 PECOS PAC ID: 9335052083 Enrollment ID: O20031107000729

Entity Name	Genesis Healthcare Partners Pc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1548567498 PECOS PAC ID: 2163606807 Enrollment ID: O20110405000433

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 Brent Jerome Kovacs 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 Brent Jerome Kovacs, MD 2403 Castillo St, Suite 201, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-5316 Ph: (805) 682-3585	Dr Brent Jerome Kovacs, MD 2403 Castillo St, Suite 201, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-5316 Ph: (805) 682-3585

Reviews and Comments

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Dr. Bonnie Beth Prinz, M.D. Gastroenterology Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 215 Pesetas Ln, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 Phone: 805-681-1760 Fax: 805-681-1768
Trevor Axelrod, M.D. Gastroenterology Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 400 W. Pueblo Street, Medical Education Office, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Phone: 805-569-7315 Fax: 805-569-8358
Hans Richard Barthel, M.D. Gastroenterology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1206 Coast Village Cir, St.f, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 Phone: 805-969-2560 Fax: 805-969-9979
Ashley Thorsell, M.D. Gastroenterology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 215 Pesetas Ln, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 Phone: 805-681-7820 Fax: 805-681-7869
Anita Rai, M.D. Gastroenterology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 5333 Hollister Ave Ste 255, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 Phone: 805-964-9858
Dr. Josephine Phyllis Preciado, M.D., Gastroenterology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 300 N San Antonio Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 Phone: 805-681-5461
Joseph Aragon, M.D. Gastroenterology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 317 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Phone: 805-681-1761 Fax: 805-681-1768

Dr Brent Jerome Kovacs, MD - Medicare Gastroenterology in Santa Barbara, CA