Dr Christopher P Ames, MD in San Francisco, CA

Dr Christopher P Ames, MD is a medicare enrolled "Neurological Surgery" physician in San Francisco, California. He went to University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine and graduated in 1994 and has 30 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Neurosurgery. He is a member of the group practice Ucsf Medical Group Business Services and his current practice location is 400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (415) 353-2739.

Dr Christopher P Ames is licensed to practice in California (license number A60247) 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 1265485155.

Contact Information

	Dr Christopher P Ames, MD
	400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143-2202
	(415) 353-2739
	(415) 353-2176

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Christopher P Ames
Gender	Male
Speciality	Neurosurgery
Experience	30 Years
Location	400 Parnassus Ave, 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 Christopher P Ames attended and graduated from University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine in 1994

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1265485155
Provider Enumeration Date: 05/19/2006
Last Update Date: 07/09/2007

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 6608951405
Enrollment ID: I20080304000321

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Christopher P Ames such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1265485155	NPI	-	NPPES
00A602470	Medicaid	CA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207T00000X	Neurological Surgery	A60247 (California)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Ucsf Medical Center	San francisco, CA	Hospital
Enloe Medical Center	Chico, CA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Ucsf Medical Group Business Services	3779497870	1092

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 Christopher P Ames allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	University Of California San Francisco
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1861578973 PECOS PAC ID: 4486567229 Enrollment ID: O20031212000897

Entity Name	Ucsf Medical Group Business Services
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1477624104 PECOS PAC ID: 3779497870 Enrollment ID: O20040622001513

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 Christopher P Ames 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 Christopher P Ames, MD 1635 Divisadero Street, Suite 625, Box 1821, San Francisco, CA 94143-0001 Ph: (415) 476-4029	Dr Christopher P Ames, MD 400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143-2202 Ph: (415) 353-2739

Reviews and Comments

Neurological Surgery Doctors in San Francisco, CA

Michael Preston Heinbach, AGACNP-BC, ACCNS-AG Neurological Surgery Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 505 Parnassus Ave # 7long, San Francisco, CA 94143 Phone: 415-353-1387
Dr. Stephen Owen Dell, MD Neurological Surgery Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 1 Hallidie Plz, Suite 308, San Francisco, CA 94102 Phone: 888-832-5496 Fax: 888-832-5498
Dr. Matthew G Macdougall, M.D. Neurological Surgery Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1100 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109 Phone: 415-600-0528 Fax: 415-369-1207
Dr. Daniel Raper, MBBS Neurological Surgery Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 400 Parnassus Ave # A808, San Francisco, CA 94143 Phone: 415-353-7500 Fax: 415-353-2188
Shawn Level Hervey-jumper, M.D. Neurological Surgery Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 513 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143 Phone: 415-353-3904
Dr. Brian J Jian, MD PHD Neurological Surgery Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 505 Parnassus Ave Rm M-779, San Francisco, CA 94143 Phone: 415-353-3904
Marc Andrew Prablek, MD Neurological Surgery Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 400 Parnassus Ave # A303, San Francisco, CA 94143 Phone: 415-353-3292

Dr Christopher P Ames, MD - Medicare Neurosurgery in San Francisco, CA