Dr Charles A Craton, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Douglasville, GA

Dr Charles A Craton, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Douglasville, Georgia. He went to Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine and graduated in 1993 and has 31 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Wellstar Medical Group, Llc and his current practice location is 8820 Hospital Dr, Douglasville, Georgia. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (770) 947-3000.

Dr Charles A Craton is licensed to practice in Georgia (license number 041539) 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 1568435501.

Contact Information

Dr Charles A Craton, MD
8820 Hospital Dr,
Douglasville, GA 30134-2266
(770) 947-3000
(770) 947-3012

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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Charles A Craton
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Experience31 Years
Location8820 Hospital Dr, Douglasville, Georgia
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. 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 Charles A Craton attended and graduated from Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine in 1993
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1568435501
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 02/09/2006
  • Last Update Date: 12/06/2019
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 4688755192
  • Enrollment ID: I20080122000523

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Charles A Craton such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1568435501NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine 041539 (Georgia)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Central Home Health Care, An Amedisys CompanyDouglasville, GAHome health agency
Wellstar Douglas HospitalDouglasville, GAHospital
Wellstar Cobb HospitalAustell, GAHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Wellstar Medical Group, Llc67090654021917

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 Charles A Craton allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameWellstar Medical Group, Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1558664003
PECOS PAC ID: 6709065402
Enrollment ID: O20110127000374

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 Charles A Craton 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
Dr Charles A Craton, MD
8820 Hospital Dr,
Douglasville, GA 30134-2266

Ph: (770) 947-3000
Dr Charles A Craton, MD
8820 Hospital Dr,
Douglasville, GA 30134-2266

Ph: (770) 947-3000

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