Edward Akelman, MD in Providence, RI

Edward Akelman, MD is a medicare enrolled "Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery" physician in Providence, Rhode Island. He went to Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth and graduated in 1978 and has 46 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Hand Surgery. He is a member of the group practice University Orthopedics Inc and his current practice location is 2 Dudley St, Suite 200, Providence, Rhode Island. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (401) 457-2190.

Edward Akelman is licensed to practice in Rhode Island (license number 6513) 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 1588644629.

Contact Information

	Edward Akelman, MD
	2 Dudley St, Suite 200, Providence, RI 02905-3236
	(401) 457-2190
	(401) 831-5874

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Edward Akelman
Gender	Male
Speciality	Hand Surgery
Experience	46 Years
Location	2 Dudley St, Providence, Rhode Island
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:

Edward Akelman attended and graduated from Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth in 1978

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1588644629
Provider Enumeration Date: 01/17/2006
Last Update Date: 08/25/2014

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 4981785227
Enrollment ID: I20100322000275

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Edward Akelman such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1588644629	NPI	-	NPPES
9002509	Medicaid	RI

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207XS0106X	Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery	6513 (Rhode Island)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Rhode Island Hospital	Providence, RI	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
University Orthopedics Inc	9931000395	157

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. Edward Akelman allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	University Orthopedics Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1235181041 PECOS PAC ID: 9931000395 Enrollment ID: O20040119000129

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. Edward Akelman 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
Edward Akelman, MD Po Box 1119, Providence, RI 02901-1119 Ph: (401) 457-2190	Edward Akelman, MD 2 Dudley St, Suite 200, Providence, RI 02905-3236 Ph: (401) 457-2190

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Edward Akelman, MD - Medicare Hand Surgery in Providence, RI