Gregory L Smookler, MD - Medicare General Practice in Los Angeles, CA

Gregory L Smookler, MD is a medicare enrolled "General Practice" physician in Los Angeles, California. His current practice location is 4650 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (323) 669-2534.

Gregory L Smookler is licensed to practice in California (license number A049289) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1962507574.

Contact Information

Gregory L Smookler, MD
4650 W Sunset Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90027-6062
(323) 669-2534
(323) 906-8003

Map and Direction




Physician's Profile

Full NameGregory L Smookler
GenderMale
SpecialityGeneral Practice
Location4650 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1962507574
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 09/14/2006
  • Last Update Date: 07/05/2013
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 3274573274
  • Enrollment ID: I20050510000246

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Gregory L Smookler such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1962507574NPI-NPPES
00A492890MedicaidCA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
2080P0006XPediatrics - Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics A049289 (California)Secondary
208D00000XGeneral Practice A049289 (California)Primary

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. Gregory L Smookler allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameChildrens Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1265530653
PECOS PAC ID: 0143126920
Enrollment ID: O20031211000522

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. Gregory L Smookler 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
Gregory L Smookler, MD
6430 W Sunset Blvd, Suite 600,
Los Angeles, CA 90028-7901

Ph: (323) 669-2337
Gregory L Smookler, MD
4650 W Sunset Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90027-6062

Ph: (323) 669-2534

Reviews and Comments


General Practice Doctors in Los Angeles, CA

Jason Aguirre, M.D.
General Practice
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1516 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: 310-445-5999    
Joong Y Park, MD
General Practice
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 3511 W Olympic Bl, #101, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Phone: 323-766-1057    Fax: 323-766-8790
Tit S Li, MD
General Practice
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 819 W Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213-613-1255    Fax: 213-613-1256
Arthur Aratow, MD
General Practice
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 2934 1/2 N. Beverly Glen Circle, #246, Los Angeles, CA 90077
Phone: 310-278-6883    Fax: 310-278-1094
Miss Hui Wu, M.D
General Practice
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 2975 Wilshire Blvd, #103, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: 213-736-0450    
Enrique Jose Gonzalez, M.D.
General Practice
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 321 S Mednik Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90022
Phone: 323-261-4706    Fax: 323-261-4124
Dr. Shivangi Amin,
General Practice
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 701 N Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Phone: 213-908-5008    

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Our Data: Information on www.medicarelist.com is built using data sources published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The information disclosed on the NPI Registry are FOIA-disclosable and are required to be disclosed under the FOIA and the eFOIA amendments to the FOIA. There is no way to 'opt out' or 'suppress' the NPPES record data for health care providers with active NPIs.