James C Farris, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in La Follette, TN

James C Farris, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in La Follette, Tennessee. His current practice location is 2145 Jacksboro Pike, La Follette, Tennessee. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (423) 907-1700.

James C Farris is licensed to practice in Tennessee (license number MD000004934) 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 1407954449.

Contact Information

James C Farris, MD
2145 Jacksboro Pike,
La Follette, TN 37766
(423) 907-1700
(423) 907-1711

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Physician's Profile

Full NameJames C Farris
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Location2145 Jacksboro Pike, La Follette, Tennessee
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1407954449
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 09/21/2006
  • Last Update Date: 05/24/2018
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 4385838127
  • Enrollment ID: I20101105000012

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for James C Farris such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1407954449NPI-NPPES
3161391MedicaidTN

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine MD000004934 (Tennessee)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. James C Farris allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameUniversity Health System, Inc.
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1790738763
PECOS PAC ID: 5294646378
Enrollment ID: O20031111000809

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. James C Farris 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
James C Farris, MD
2145 Jacksboro Pike,
La Follette, TN 37766-3003

Ph: (423) 907-1700
James C Farris, MD
2145 Jacksboro Pike,
La Follette, TN 37766

Ph: (423) 907-1700

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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.

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