Dr Meghana Shashikant Awad, MD in Tacoma, WA

Dr Meghana Shashikant Awad, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Nephrology" physician in Tacoma, Washington. She graduated from medical school in 2001 and has 23 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Nephrology. She is a member of the group practice Franciscan Medical Group and her current practice location is 1708 Yakima Ave Ste 107, Tacoma, Washington. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (253) 207-4850.

Dr Meghana Shashikant Awad is licensed to practice in Washington (license number MD60338119) 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 1700020641.

Contact Information

	Dr Meghana Shashikant Awad, MD
	1708 Yakima Ave Ste 107, Tacoma, WA 98405-5300
	(253) 207-4850
	(253) 274-7993

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Meghana Shashikant Awad
Gender	Female
Speciality	Nephrology
Experience	23 Years
Location	1708 Yakima Ave Ste 107, Tacoma, Washington
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 Meghana Shashikant Awad graduated from medical school in 2001

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1700020641
Provider Enumeration Date: 04/22/2009
Last Update Date: 04/15/2021

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 5092956797
Enrollment ID: I20130723000284

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Meghana Shashikant Awad such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1700020641	NPI	-	NPPES
2028006	Medicaid	WA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RN0300X	Internal Medicine - Nephrology	MD60338119 (Washington)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
St Joseph Medical Center	Tacoma, WA	Hospital
St Clare Hospital	Lakewood, WA	Hospital
St Anthony Hospital	Gig harbor, WA	Hospital
St Francis Community Hospital	Federal way, WA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Franciscan Medical Group	0547173866	1173

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 Meghana Shashikant Awad allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	Franciscan Medical Group
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1093165334 PECOS PAC ID: 0547173866 Enrollment ID: O20031111000789

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 Meghana Shashikant Awad 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 Meghana Shashikant Awad, MD 1708 Yakima Ave Ste 107, Tacoma, WA 98405-5300 Ph: (253) 207-4850	Dr Meghana Shashikant Awad, MD 1708 Yakima Ave Ste 107, Tacoma, WA 98405-5300 Ph: (253) 207-4850

Reviews and Comments

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Dr. Richard Lyle Urbon Jr., M.D. Nephrology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 9040a Jackson Ave, Tacoma, WA 98431 Phone: 253-968-0166
Roger Jay Stegman, MD Nephrology Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 9040 Reid St, Attn Mchj Qcr Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431 Phone: 253-968-2252 Fax: 253-968-3278
Mohammad Qasim Baig, M.D. Nephrology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 315 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, WA 98405 Phone: 253-403-1291

Dr Meghana Shashikant Awad, MD - Medicare Nephrology in Tacoma, WA