Dr Sarita Kumar Cross, MD - Medicare Nephrology in Asheville, NC

Dr Sarita Kumar Cross, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Nephrology" physician in Asheville, North Carolina. She went to University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine and graduated in 1997 and has 27 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Nephrology. She is a member of the group practice Mountain Kidney And Hypertension Associates Pa and her current practice location is 10 Mcdowell St, Asheville, North Carolina. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (828) 258-8545.

Dr Sarita Kumar Cross is licensed to practice in North Carolina (license number 9900807) 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 1194740837.

Contact Information

Dr Sarita Kumar Cross, MD
10 Mcdowell St,
Asheville, NC 28801-4104
(828) 258-8545
(828) 254-0714

Map and Direction




Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Sarita Kumar Cross
GenderFemale
SpecialityNephrology
Experience27 Years
Location10 Mcdowell St, Asheville, North Carolina
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. 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 Sarita Kumar Cross attended and graduated from University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine in 1997
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1194740837
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 07/13/2006
  • Last Update Date: 12/20/2017
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0345141834
  • Enrollment ID: I20070220000835

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Sarita Kumar Cross such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1194740837NPI-NPPES
5907658MedicaidNC
P00447415OtherNCRAILROAD MEDICARE
1444EOtherNCNC BLUE CROSS-BLUE SHIELD

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RN0300XInternal Medicine - Nephrology 9900807 (North Carolina)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Hendersonville Dialysis CenterHendersonville, NCDialysis facility
Mcdowell County DialysisMarion, NCDialysis facility
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NCHospital
Margaret R Pardee Memorial HospitalHendersonville, NCHospital
Park Ridge HealthHendersonville, NCHospital
The Mcdowell HospitalMarion, NCHospital
Transylvania Regional Hospital, IncBrevard, NCHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Mountain Kidney And Hypertension Associates Pa024421350217

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 Sarita Kumar Cross allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameMountain Kidney & Hypertension Associates Pa
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1477516698
PECOS PAC ID: 0244213502
Enrollment ID: O20040609000552

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 Sarita Kumar Cross 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 Sarita Kumar Cross, MD
10 Mcdowell St,
Asheville, NC 28801-4104

Ph: (828) 258-8545
Dr Sarita Kumar Cross, MD
10 Mcdowell St,
Asheville, NC 28801-4104

Ph: (828) 258-8545

Reviews and Comments


Internal Medicine Doctors in Asheville, NC

Dr. William R Harlan Iii, M.D.
Nephrology
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 191 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: 828-254-0881    Fax: 828-254-1614
Dr. Nellie E. L. Fleming, MD
Nephrology
Medicare: May Accept Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville Hospitalist Group, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: 828-213-4411    Fax: 828-285-9740
Dr. Wade H Saunders Iii, M.D.
Nephrology
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 5 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone: 828-274-6000    Fax: 828-277-6350
Marianne Soufas, M.D.
Nephrology
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 68 Sweeten Creek Rd, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone: 828-274-9567    Fax: 828-255-2865
Dr. Bryan J Pace, D.O.
Nephrology
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 5 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone: 828-274-6000    Fax: 828-274-6025
Zachary Dillon Glenn, DO
Nephrology
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: 828-213-1111    
Dr. Jeffrey Tyler Ramsey, DO
Nephrology
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 123 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone: 828-407-2415    Fax: 828-412-4171

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Our Data: Information on www.medicarelist.com is built using data sources published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The information disclosed on the NPI Registry are FOIA-disclosable and are required to be disclosed under the FOIA and the eFOIA amendments to the FOIA. There is no way to 'opt out' or 'suppress' the NPPES record data for health care providers with active NPIs.