Dr James W Smith, DO - Medicare Family Medicine in Greenacres, FL

Dr James W Smith, DO is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine - Hospice And Palliative Medicine" physician in Greenacres, Florida. His current practice location is 6635 Forest Hill Blvd, Greenacres, Florida. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (561) 969-3808.

Dr James W Smith is licensed to practice in Florida (license number OS4702) 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 1366417719.

Contact Information

Dr James W Smith, DO
6635 Forest Hill Blvd,
Greenacres, FL 33413-3354
(561) 969-3808
(561) 969-0032

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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr James W Smith
GenderMale
SpecialityFamily Medicine - Hospice And Palliative Medicine
Location6635 Forest Hill Blvd, Greenacres, Florida
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1366417719
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 02/21/2006
  • Last Update Date: 02/13/2017
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 3072548536
  • Enrollment ID: I20051004000176

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr James W Smith such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1366417719NPI-NPPES
006745100MedicaidFL

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207Q00000XFamily Medicine OS4702 (Florida)Secondary
207QH0002XFamily Medicine - Hospice And Palliative Medicine OS4702 (Florida)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 James W Smith allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameVitas Solutions Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1861666497
PECOS PAC ID: 7012087166
Enrollment ID: O20080811000215

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 James W Smith 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 James W Smith, DO
5300 East Ave,
West Palm Beach, FL 33407-2387

Ph: (561) 227-5270
Dr James W Smith, DO
6635 Forest Hill Blvd,
Greenacres, FL 33413-3354

Ph: (561) 969-3808

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