Dr Melvyn L Hecht, MD in Brooklyn, NY - Medicare Internal Medicine

Dr Melvyn L Hecht, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Geriatric Medicine" physician in Brooklyn, New York. His current practice location is 4802 10th Ave, Maimonides Medical Center - Geriatrics, Brooklyn, New York. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (718) 283-5917.

Dr Melvyn L Hecht is licensed to practice in New York (license number 143651) 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 1619968062.

Contact Information

	Dr Melvyn L Hecht, MD
	4802 10th Ave, Maimonides Medical Center - Geriatrics, Brooklyn, NY 11219-2916
	(718) 283-5917
	(718) 635-6417

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Melvyn L Hecht
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine - Geriatric Medicine
Location	4802 10th Ave, Brooklyn, New York
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1619968062
Provider Enumeration Date: 11/03/2005
Last Update Date: 12/30/2008

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8224126016
Enrollment ID: I20090123000544

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Melvyn L Hecht such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1619968062	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RG0300X	Internal Medicine - Geriatric Medicine	143651 (New York)	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 Melvyn L Hecht allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Maimonides Medical Center Maimonides Primary Care Fpp
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1013968593 PECOS PAC ID: 5991696916 Enrollment ID: O20040322000161

Entity Name	Maimonides Faculty Practice Plan
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1053344846 PECOS PAC ID: 7012808348 Enrollment ID: O20040324000597

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 Melvyn L Hecht 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 Melvyn L Hecht, MD 4802 10th Ave, Maimonides Medical Center - Geriatrics, Brooklyn, NY 11219-2916 Ph: (718) 283-5917	Dr Melvyn L Hecht, MD 4802 10th Ave, Maimonides Medical Center - Geriatrics, Brooklyn, NY 11219-2916 Ph: (718) 283-5917

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Dr Melvyn L Hecht, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Brooklyn, NY