Dr William M Long, MD - Medicare Family Medicine in Harvey, LA

Dr William M Long, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Harvey, Louisiana. His current practice location is 3909 Lapalco Blvd, Ste. 100, Harvey, Louisiana. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (504) 349-6900.

Dr William M Long is licensed to practice in Louisiana (license number 012403) 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 1215923487.

Contact Information

Dr William M Long, MD
3909 Lapalco Blvd, Ste. 100,
Harvey, LA 70058-2302
(504) 349-6900
(504) 340-4305

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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr William M Long
GenderMale
SpecialityFamily Medicine
Location3909 Lapalco Blvd, Harvey, Louisiana
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1215923487
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 09/23/2005
  • Last Update Date: 01/31/2014
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 6406990522
  • Enrollment ID: I20100212000413

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr William M Long such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1215923487NPI-NPPES
1194115MedicaidLA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207Q00000XFamily Medicine 012403 (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 William M Long allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameWest Jefferson Physician Services
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1417966193
PECOS PAC ID: 4486546215
Enrollment ID: O20040326000847
Entity NameWjh Physician Services
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1417966193
PECOS PAC ID: 0941510986
Enrollment ID: O20151104000267

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 William M Long 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 William M Long, MD
3909 Lapalco Blvd, Ste. 100,
Harvey, LA 70058-2302

Ph: (504) 349-6900
Dr William M Long, MD
3909 Lapalco Blvd, Ste. 100,
Harvey, LA 70058-2302

Ph: (504) 349-6900

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Family Medicine Doctors in Harvey, LA

Eric Fernandez, MD
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Dr. Jimmie G Holmes, MD
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Phone: 504-349-3690    Fax: 504-361-5496
Dr. Lionel P Bourgeois, MD
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 2845 Manhattan Blvd, Harvey, LA 70058
Phone: 504-349-6930    Fax: 504-361-5496
Meghan Gaddis, MD
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 3413 W Parc Green St, Harvey, LA 70058
Phone: 337-298-1667    
Dr. Michael Douglas Friley, M.D.
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Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 2845 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, LA 70058
Phone: 504-349-6930    Fax: 504-361-5496

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