Dr Kristen Lee Pontiff, MD - Medicare Pediatrics in Baton Rouge, LA

Dr Kristen Lee Pontiff, MD is a medicare enrolled "Pediatrics - Pediatric Emergency Medicine" physician in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her current practice location is 8300 Constantin Blvd, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (225) 374-1410.

Dr Kristen Lee Pontiff is licensed to practice in Louisiana (license number 326610) and she also participates in the medicare program. She does not accept medicare assignments directly but she may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. Her NPI Number is 1912340910.

Contact Information

Dr Kristen Lee Pontiff, MD
8300 Constantin Blvd,
Baton Rouge, LA 70809-3489
(225) 374-1410
(225) 374-1616

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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Kristen Lee Pontiff
GenderFemale
SpecialityPediatrics - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Location8300 Constantin Blvd, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1912340910
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 04/10/2013
  • Last Update Date: 06/10/2021
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 8426344136
  • Enrollment ID: I20160907000485

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Kristen Lee Pontiff such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1912340910NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207PP0204XEmergency Medicine - Pediatric Emergency Medicine 54756 (Tennessee)Secondary
208000000XPediatrics 54756 (Tennessee)Secondary
2080P0204XPediatrics - Pediatric Emergency Medicine 54756 (Tennessee)Secondary
2080P0204XPediatrics - Pediatric Emergency Medicine 326610 (Louisiana)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 Kristen Lee Pontiff allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameVanderbilt University Medical Center
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1104202761
PECOS PAC ID: 5092023416
Enrollment ID: O20151006000369

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 Kristen Lee Pontiff 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 Kristen Lee Pontiff, MD
5959 S Sherwood Forest Blvd,
Baton Rouge, LA 70816-6038

Ph: (225) 526-0011
Dr Kristen Lee Pontiff, MD
8300 Constantin Blvd,
Baton Rouge, LA 70809-3489

Ph: (225) 374-1410

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Pediatrics Doctors in Baton Rouge, LA

Manish Gope Raisingani,
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Practice Location: 8200 Constantin Blvd Fl 4, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone: 225-765-5500    Fax: 225-765-1733
Traci T. Lacy, MD
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Practice Location: 7373 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: 225-769-4044    
Dr. Michelle L Flechas, M.D.
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Phone: 225-769-2003    Fax: 225-767-3055
Dr. Richard Francis Lasseigne Jr., MD
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Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 8300 Constantin Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Phone: 225-374-1410    Fax: 225-374-1616
Dr. Horace Jay Collinsworth, M.D.
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Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 8415 Goodwood Blvd, Suite 100, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-765-5633    Fax: 225-765-5634
Myriam Aracelis Ortiz-de Jesus', MD
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Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 11424 Sullivan Rd, Suite B1, Baton Rouge, LA 70818
Phone: 225-761-5200    
Dr. Erin Rantz Hauck, M.D.
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Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 7777 Hennessy Blvd Suite 103, Pediatric Hospitalist Of La, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: 225-767-6700    Fax: 225-767-6721

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