Dr Diwakar Turaga, MD, PHD in Houston, TX

Dr Diwakar Turaga, MD, PHD is a medicare enrolled "Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine" physician in Houston, Texas. His current practice location is 6651 Main St, Houston, Texas. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (832) 824-1000.

Dr Diwakar Turaga is licensed to practice in Texas (license number S2687) 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 1447505375.

Contact Information

	Dr Diwakar Turaga, MD, PHD
	6651 Main St, Houston, TX 77030-2351
	(832) 824-1000
	Not Available

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Diwakar Turaga
Gender	Male
Speciality	Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Location	6651 Main St, Houston, Texas
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1447505375
Provider Enumeration Date: 07/17/2012
Last Update Date: 11/08/2022

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8022309616
Enrollment ID: I20180717000003

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Diwakar Turaga such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1447505375	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
208000000X	Pediatrics	2012018837 (Missouri)	Secondary
2080P0203X	Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine	S2687 (Texas)	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. Dr Diwakar Turaga allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1619935004 PECOS PAC ID: 8729990239 Enrollment ID: O20040308000883

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 Diwakar Turaga 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 Diwakar Turaga, MD, PHD 6651 Main St Ste E1420, Houston, TX 77030-2432 Ph: (832) 824-1000	Dr Diwakar Turaga, MD, PHD 6651 Main St, Houston, TX 77030-2351 Ph: (832) 824-1000

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Dr Diwakar Turaga, MD, PHD - Medicare Pediatrics in Houston, TX