Fernando Xavier Castro, MD in West Columbia, SC

Fernando Xavier Castro, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Rheumatology" physician in West Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated from medical school in 1998 and has 26 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Rheumatology. He is a member of the group practice Lexington Health Inc and his current practice location is 146 E Hospital Dr, Suite 550, West Columbia, South Carolina. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (803) 936-7410.

Fernando Xavier Castro is licensed to practice in South Carolina (license number 36364) 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 1518063718.

Contact Information

	Fernando Xavier Castro, MD
	146 E Hospital Dr, Suite 550, West Columbia, SC 29169
	(803) 936-7410
	(803) 936-7412

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Fernando Xavier Castro
Gender	Male
Speciality	Rheumatology
Experience	26 Years
Location	146 E Hospital Dr, West Columbia, South Carolina
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:

Fernando Xavier Castro graduated from medical school in 1998

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1518063718
Provider Enumeration Date: 09/15/2006
Last Update Date: 10/15/2020

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 2264625706
Enrollment ID: I20140416001503

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Fernando Xavier Castro such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1518063718	NPI	-	NPPES
1518063718	Other		NPI

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	2005020365 (Missouri)	Secondary
207RR0500X	Internal Medicine - Rheumatology	2010-01637 (North Carolina)	Secondary
207RR0500X	Internal Medicine - Rheumatology	36364 (South Carolina)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Lexington Medical Center	West columbia, SC	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Lexington Health Inc	2567872070	767

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. Fernando Xavier Castro allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Lexington Health Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1710634753 PECOS PAC ID: 2567872070 Enrollment ID: O20201208000922

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. Fernando Xavier Castro 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
Fernando Xavier Castro, MD Po Box 6069, West Columbia, SC 29171-6069 Ph: () -	Fernando Xavier Castro, MD 146 E Hospital Dr, Suite 550, West Columbia, SC 29169 Ph: (803) 936-7410

Reviews and Comments

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Dr. Robert Anthony Leonardi, M.D. Rheumatology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 2728 Sunset Blvd Ste 300, West Columbia, SC 29169 Phone: 803-744-4940 Fax: 803-744-4938
William Anderson Dunovant Jr., MD Rheumatology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169 Phone: 803-791-2480
Dr. Vijaya Korrapati, M.D. Rheumatology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 222 E Medical Ln Ste 400, West Columbia, SC 29169 Phone: 803-794-7511 Fax: 803-794-7751
Parthivkumar N Kundaria, M.D. Rheumatology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169 Phone: 803-791-2480 Fax: 803-936-4102
Dr. Kalpana Kumar Puri, MD Rheumatology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 131 Sunset Ct, West Columbia, SC 29169 Phone: 803-796-2222
Jonathan Kyle Hewett, M.D. Rheumatology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 2728 Sunset Blvd Ste 300, West Columbia, SC 29169 Phone: 803-744-4940 Fax: 803-744-4938
Dr. Carl A White, MD Rheumatology Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 146 N Hospital Drive, Suite 530, West Columbia, SC 29169 Phone: 803-796-7270 Fax: 803-796-0106

Fernando Xavier Castro, MD - Medicare Rheumatology in West Columbia, SC