Dr Karen Russell Smith, MD in Lafayette, LA - Medicare Internal Medicine

Dr Karen Russell Smith, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Lafayette, Louisiana. She went to University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine and graduated in 1996 and has 28 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. She is a member of the group practice Sw Louisiana Internal Medicine Llc and her current practice location is 461 Heymann Blvd, Lafayette, Louisiana. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (337) 289-8646.

Dr Karen Russell Smith is licensed to practice in Louisiana (license number 1338712) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1942293329.

Contact Information

	Dr Karen Russell Smith, MD
	461 Heymann Blvd, Lafayette, LA 70503-2616
	(337) 289-8646
	(337) 289-8647

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Karen Russell Smith
Gender	Female
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	28 Years
Location	461 Heymann Blvd, Lafayette, Louisiana
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Karen Russell Smith attended and graduated from University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine in 1996

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1942293329
Provider Enumeration Date: 08/31/2005
Last Update Date: 04/10/2018

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8123085420
Enrollment ID: I20041221000096

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Karen Russell Smith such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1942293329	NPI	-	NPPES
1565342	Medicaid	LA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	1338712 (Louisiana)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Nursing Specialties	Lafayette, LA	Home health agency
Lafayette General Medical Center	Lafayette, LA	Hospital
Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc	Lafayette, LA	Hospital
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital	Kaplan, LA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Sw Louisiana Internal Medicine Llc	8325450059	2

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 Karen Russell Smith allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	Sw Louisiana Internal Medicine Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1376144501 PECOS PAC ID: 8325450059 Enrollment ID: O20201222000063

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 Karen Russell 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 Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Karen Russell Smith, MD 461 Heymann Blvd, Lafayette, LA 70503-2616 Ph: (337) 289-8946	Dr Karen Russell Smith, MD 461 Heymann Blvd, Lafayette, LA 70503-2616 Ph: (337) 289-8646

Reviews and Comments

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Dr. John Brent Rhodes Jr., M.D. Internal Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 439 Heymann Blvd, Lafayette, LA 70503 Phone: 337-269-0963 Fax: 337-269-0553
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Dr Karen Russell Smith, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Lafayette, LA