Dr James A Britton, MD - Medicare Orthopaedic Surgery in Longmont, CO

Dr James A Britton, MD is a medicare enrolled "Orthopaedic Surgery" physician in Longmont, Colorado. His current practice location is 1925 Mountain View Ave, Longmont, Colorado. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (720) 494-3132.

Dr James A Britton is licensed to practice in Colorado (license number DR.0026618) 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 1154339505.

Contact Information

Dr James A Britton, MD
1925 Mountain View Ave,
Longmont, CO 80501-3128
(720) 494-3132
(720) 494-3107

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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr James A Britton
GenderMale
SpecialityOrthopaedic Surgery
Location1925 Mountain View Ave, Longmont, Colorado
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1154339505
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 08/03/2006
  • Last Update Date: 02/13/2018
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 4486700630
  • Enrollment ID: I20170410002760

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr James A Britton such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1154339505NPI-NPPES
04-33802OtherKSKANSAS LICENSE
266188MedicaidCO
200623480AMedicaidKS

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207X00000XOrthopaedic Surgery 0433802 (Kansas)Secondary
207XS0117XOrthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine 0433802 (Kansas)Secondary
207X00000XOrthopaedic Surgery DR.0026618 (Colorado)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. Dr James A Britton allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameNorthern Montana Hospital
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1427059070
PECOS PAC ID: 2264343912
Enrollment ID: O20031229000278

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. Dr James A Britton 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
Dr James A Britton, MD
9725 N 89th St,
Niwot, CO 80503-8554

Ph: (303) 746-1494
Dr James A Britton, MD
1925 Mountain View Ave,
Longmont, CO 80501-3128

Ph: (720) 494-3132

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