Dr George Velmahos, MD PHD in Boston, MA - Medicare General Surgery

Dr George Velmahos, MD PHD is a medicare enrolled "Surgery - Trauma Surgery" physician in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from medical school in 1986 and has 38 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as General Surgery. He is a member of the group practice Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc, The General Hospital Corporation and his current practice location is 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 810 Trauma And Surgical Critical Care, Boston, Massachusetts. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (617) 726-9591.

Dr George Velmahos is licensed to practice in Massachusetts (license number 221346) 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 1912966094.

Contact Information

	Dr George Velmahos, MD PHD
	165 Cambridge Street, Suite 810 Trauma And Surgical Critical Care, Boston, MA 02114-2696
	(617) 726-9591
	(617) 726-9121

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr George Velmahos
Gender	Male
Speciality	General Surgery
Experience	38 Years
Location	165 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts
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 George Velmahos graduated from medical school in 1986

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1912966094
Provider Enumeration Date: 03/20/2006
Last Update Date: 06/18/2014

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 2062488877
Enrollment ID: I20040902001243

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr George Velmahos such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1912966094	NPI	-	NPPES
2066122	Medicaid	MA
J27580	Other	MA	BCBS MA
469601	Other	MA	TUFTS HEALTH PLAN

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
2086S0102X	Surgery - Surgical Critical Care	221346 (Massachusetts)	Secondary
2086S0127X	Surgery - Trauma Surgery	221346 (Massachusetts)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Partners Healthcare At Home - Home Care	Waltham, MA	Home health agency
Massachusetts General Hospital	Boston, MA	Hospital
Newton-wellesley Hospital	Newton, MA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc	2466365820	3084
The General Hospital Corporation	6507803806	1058

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 George Velmahos allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1801874573 PECOS PAC ID: 2466365820 Enrollment ID: O20031111000434

Entity Name	The General Hospital Corporation
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1023049236 PECOS PAC ID: 6507803806 Enrollment ID: O20080313000351

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 George Velmahos 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 George Velmahos, MD PHD Po Box 9142, Mass General Physician Organization, Charlestown, MA 02129-9142 Ph: (617) 724-0287	Dr George Velmahos, MD PHD 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 810 Trauma And Surgical Critical Care, Boston, MA 02114-2696 Ph: (617) 726-9591

Reviews and Comments

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Dr George Velmahos, MD PHD - Medicare General Surgery in Boston, MA