Dr Zaifi Shanavas, MD in Silver Spring, MD

Dr Zaifi Shanavas, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology" physician in Silver Spring, Maryland. He went to Drexel University College Of Medicine and graduated in 1996 and has 28 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Gastroenterology. He is a member of the group practice Capital Digestive Care Llc and his current practice location is 10801 Lockwood Dr, Suite 200, Silver Spring, Maryland. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (301) 593-2002.

Dr Zaifi Shanavas is licensed to practice in Maryland (license number D59775) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1518054519.

Contact Information

	Dr Zaifi Shanavas, MD
	10801 Lockwood Dr, Suite 200, Silver Spring, MD 20901-1556
	(301) 593-2002
	(301) 593-4781

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Zaifi Shanavas
Gender	Male
Speciality	Gastroenterology
Experience	28 Years
Location	10801 Lockwood Dr, Silver Spring, Maryland
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Zaifi Shanavas attended and graduated from Drexel University College Of Medicine in 1996

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1518054519
Provider Enumeration Date: 10/10/2006
Last Update Date: 03/04/2013

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 0446330641
Enrollment ID: I20081218000420

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Zaifi Shanavas such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1518054519	NPI	-	NPPES
402520200	Medicaid	MD

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RG0100X	Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology	D59775 (Maryland)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center	Rockville, MD	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Capital Digestive Care Llc	3870669419	193

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 Zaifi Shanavas allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Capital Digestive Care Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1164683181 PECOS PAC ID: 3870669419 Enrollment ID: O20080905000450

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 Zaifi Shanavas 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 Zaifi Shanavas, MD 10801 Lockwood Dr, Suite 200, Silver Spring, MD 20901-1556 Ph: (301) 593-2002	Dr Zaifi Shanavas, MD 10801 Lockwood Dr, Suite 200, Silver Spring, MD 20901-1556 Ph: (301) 593-2002

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Dr Zaifi Shanavas, MD - Medicare Gastroenterology in Silver Spring, MD