Dr Melissa Lee Defoe, MD in Dallas, TX - Medicare Internal Medicine

Dr Melissa Lee Defoe, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Rheumatology" physician in Dallas, Texas. Her current practice location is 9900 N Central Expy Ste 550, Dallas, Texas. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (214) 648-5295.

Dr Melissa Lee Defoe is licensed to practice in Texas (license number R2570) 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 1982043931.

Contact Information

	Dr Melissa Lee Defoe, MD
	9900 N Central Expy Ste 550, Dallas, TX 75231-0924
	(214) 648-5295
	(214) 648-6990

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Melissa Lee Defoe
Gender	Female
Speciality	Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Location	9900 N Central Expy Ste 550, Dallas, Texas
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1982043931
Provider Enumeration Date: 06/21/2013
Last Update Date: 09/28/2022

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 2961631213
Enrollment ID: I20160602000853

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Melissa Lee Defoe such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1982043931	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
208M00000X	Hospitalist	2015023842 (Missouri)	Secondary
207RR0500X	Internal Medicine - Rheumatology	R2570 (Texas)	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 Melissa Lee Defoe allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	Washington University
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1992746903 PECOS PAC ID: 9830008770 Enrollment ID: O20031119000372

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 Melissa Lee Defoe 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 Melissa Lee Defoe, MD Po Box 845347, Dallas, TX 75284-5347 Ph: () -	Dr Melissa Lee Defoe, MD 9900 N Central Expy Ste 550, Dallas, TX 75231-0924 Ph: (214) 648-5295

Reviews and Comments

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Dr Melissa Lee Defoe, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Dallas, TX