Dr Joel A Cardona Ruiz, MD - Medicare General Practice in Arecibo, PR

Dr Joel A Cardona Ruiz, MD is a medicare enrolled "General Practice" physician in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. His current practice location is B22 Calle 4, Urb Marisol, Arecibo, Puerto Rico. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (787) 240-7597.

Dr Joel A Cardona Ruiz is licensed to practice in Puerto Rico (license number 19849) 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 1467953919.

Contact Information

Dr Joel A Cardona Ruiz, MD
B22 Calle 4, Urb Marisol,
Arecibo, PR 00612
(787) 240-7597
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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Joel A Cardona Ruiz
GenderMale
SpecialityGeneral Practice
LocationB22 Calle 4, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1467953919
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 02/21/2018
  • Last Update Date: 04/19/2018
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 6800141201
  • Enrollment ID: I20180625003565

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Joel A Cardona Ruiz such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1467953919NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208D00000XGeneral Practice 19849 (Puerto Rico)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 Joel A Cardona Ruiz allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameCdt Centro De Servicios Medicos Integrados Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1942408067
PECOS PAC ID: 5092996652
Enrollment ID: O20110623000128

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 Joel A Cardona Ruiz 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 Joel A Cardona Ruiz, MD
B22 Calle 4 Casa, Urb Marisol,
Arecibo, PR 00612

Ph: (787) 240-7597
Dr Joel A Cardona Ruiz, MD
B22 Calle 4, Urb Marisol,
Arecibo, PR 00612

Ph: (787) 240-7597

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