Dr John Wesley Downs, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Bethesda, MD

Dr John Wesley Downs, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Bethesda, Maryland. His current practice location is 8901 Wisconsin Ave Occupational Medicine Service, Bethesda, Maryland. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (301) 295-0786.

Dr John Wesley Downs is licensed to practice in Virginia (license number 0101251116) 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 1598966442.

Contact Information

Dr John Wesley Downs, MD
8901 Wisconsin Ave Occupational Medicine Service,
Bethesda, MD 20889-0001
(301) 295-0786
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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr John Wesley Downs
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Location8901 Wisconsin Ave Occupational Medicine Service, Bethesda, Maryland
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1598966442
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 05/29/2007
  • Last Update Date: 03/07/2023
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9638309511
  • Enrollment ID: I20140221000772

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr John Wesley Downs such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1598966442NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine D0089715 (Maryland)Secondary
207R00000XInternal Medicine 48663 (Tennessee)Secondary
207R00000XInternal Medicine MD-14644 (Hawaii)Secondary
2083P0500XPreventive Medicine - Preventive Medicine/occupational Environmental Medicine 0101251116 (Virginia)Secondary
207R00000XInternal Medicine 0101251116 (Virginia)Primary

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 John Wesley Downs 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 John Wesley Downs, MD
2516 Chimney House Ct,
Midlothian, VA 23112-4306

Ph: (703) 655-5801
Dr John Wesley Downs, MD
8901 Wisconsin Ave Occupational Medicine Service,
Bethesda, MD 20889-0001

Ph: (301) 295-0786

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