Jim I Mertz, MD in Kansas City, MO - Medicare Internal Medicine

Jim I Mertz, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Nephrology" physician in Kansas City, Missouri. His current practice location is 4320 Wornall Rd., Ste 208, Kansas City, Missouri. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (816) 531-0552.

Jim I Mertz is licensed to practice in Missouri (license number R5657) 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 1003871443.

Contact Information

	Jim I Mertz, MD
	4320 Wornall Rd., Ste 208, Kansas City, MO 64111-3255
	(816) 531-0552
	(816) 756-2503

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Jim I Mertz
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine - Nephrology
Location	4320 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, Missouri
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1003871443
Provider Enumeration Date: 04/19/2006
Last Update Date: 12/12/2012

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 1153330758
Enrollment ID: I20060410000475

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Jim I Mertz such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1003871443	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RN0300X	Internal Medicine - Nephrology	R5657 (Missouri)	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. Jim I Mertz allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Western Missouri Medical Center
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1083601330 PECOS PAC ID: 7416931506 Enrollment ID: O20040616000777

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. Jim I Mertz 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
Jim I Mertz, MD 4320 Wornall Rd., Ste 208, Kansas City, MO 64111-3255 Ph: (816) 531-0552	Jim I Mertz, MD 4320 Wornall Rd., Ste 208, Kansas City, MO 64111-3255 Ph: (816) 531-0552

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Jim I Mertz, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Kansas City, MO