George William Bounds Iii, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Nashville, TN

George William Bounds Iii, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Nashville, Tennessee. He went to University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine and graduated in 1981 and has 43 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Saint Thomas Medical Partners, Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc and his current practice location is 300 20th Ave N, 9th Floor, Nashville, Tennessee. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (615) 284-1400.

George William Bounds Iii is licensed to practice in Tennessee (license number 15389) 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 1477598712.

Contact Information

George William Bounds Iii, MD
300 20th Ave N, 9th Floor,
Nashville, TN 37203-2131
(615) 284-1400
(615) 284-1349

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Physician's Profile

Full NameGeorge William Bounds Iii
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Experience43 Years
Location300 20th Ave N, Nashville, Tennessee
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • George William Bounds Iii attended and graduated from University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine in 1981
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1477598712
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 06/19/2006
  • Last Update Date: 10/15/2014
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0941342422
  • Enrollment ID: I20100121000473

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for George William Bounds Iii such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1477598712NPI-NPPES
110054560OtherTNRR MEDICARE
2004384OtherTNBLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD
3007767MedicaidTN
P01037359OtherTNRR MEDICARE
4026684OtherTNAETNA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine 15389 (Tennessee)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Guardian Home Care Of Nashville, LlcFranklin, TNHome health agency
Saint Thomas West HospitalNashville, TNHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Saint Thomas Medical Partners1557269354486
Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc95370764011557

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. George William Bounds Iii allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameSaint Thomas Medical Partners
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1437194669
PECOS PAC ID: 1557269354
Enrollment ID: O20031230000470

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. George William Bounds Iii 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
George William Bounds Iii, MD
300 20th Ave N, 9th Floor,
Nashville, TN 37203-2131

Ph: (615) 284-1400
George William Bounds Iii, MD
300 20th Ave N, 9th Floor,
Nashville, TN 37203-2131

Ph: (615) 284-1400

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