Ekong Uffort, MD in Houston, TX - Medicare General Surgery

Ekong Uffort, MD is a medicare enrolled "Surgery" physician in Houston, Texas. He went to University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston and graduated in 2007 and has 17 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as General Surgery. His current practice location is 1050 Gemini St Ste 202, Houston, Texas. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (832) 295-9245.

Ekong Uffort is licensed to practice in Texas (license number Q4323) 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 1720240690.

Contact Information

	Ekong Uffort, MD
	1050 Gemini St Ste 202, Houston, TX 77058-2706
	(832) 295-9245
	(832) 995-0335

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Ekong Uffort
Gender	Male
Speciality	General Surgery
Experience	17 Years
Location	1050 Gemini St Ste 202, Houston, Texas
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:

Ekong Uffort attended and graduated from University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston in 2007

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1720240690
Provider Enumeration Date: 07/01/2008
Last Update Date: 04/10/2024

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 4587802848
Enrollment ID: I20150722003445

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Ekong Uffort such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1720240690	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
208D00000X	General Practice	Q4323 (Texas)	Secondary
208600000X	Surgery	Q4323 (Texas)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Houston Methodist St John Hospital	Nassau bay, TX	Hospital
Lourdes Hospital	Paducah, KY	Hospital

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. Ekong Uffort allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Jackson County Hospital District
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1215971478 PECOS PAC ID: 2365423795 Enrollment ID: O20040601000224

Entity Name	Southwest Medical Associates, Inc.
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1831299122 PECOS PAC ID: 6204882947 Enrollment ID: O20050325000524

Entity Name	Uffort Surgical Pllc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1528584521 PECOS PAC ID: 3678847720 Enrollment ID: O20170928000025

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. Ekong Uffort 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
Ekong Uffort, MD 1050 Gemini St Ste 202, Houston, TX 77058-2706 Ph: (832) 295-9245	Ekong Uffort, MD 1050 Gemini St Ste 202, Houston, TX 77058-2706 Ph: (832) 295-9245

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Ekong Uffort, MD - Medicare General Surgery in Houston, TX