John Birkett, MD - Medicare Family Practice in Fort Dodge, IA

John Birkett, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He went to University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine and graduated in 1975 and has 49 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Family Practice. He is a member of the group practice Hamilton County Public Hospital and his current practice location is 119 Avenue O W, Fort Dodge, Iowa. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (515) 955-9200.

John Birkett is licensed to practice in Iowa (license number MD-20218) and he also participates in the medicare program. He may accept medicare assignments (which means he may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1780655100.

Contact Information

John Birkett, MD
119 Avenue O W,
Fort Dodge, IA 50501-5634
(515) 955-9200
(515) 955-9201

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Physician's Profile

Full NameJohn Birkett
GenderMale
SpecialityFamily Practice
Experience49 Years
Location119 Avenue O W, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMay be. He may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • John Birkett attended and graduated from University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine in 1975
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1780655100
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 02/01/2006
  • Last Update Date: 03/31/2021
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 2466360763
  • Enrollment ID: I20100225000823

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for John Birkett such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1780655100NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207Q00000XFamily Medicine MD-20218 (Iowa)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Unitypoint At HomeFort dodge, IAHome health agency
Van Diest Medical CenterWebster city, IAHospital
Trinity Regional Medical CenterFort dodge, IAHospital
Humboldt County Memorial HospitalHumboldt, IAHospital
Friendship Haven, IncFort dodge, IANursing home

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Hamilton County Public Hospital125424156517

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. John Birkett allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameHamilton County Public Hospital
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1497957351
PECOS PAC ID: 1254241565
Enrollment ID: O20031216000775

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. John Birkett 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
John Birkett, MD
Po Box 430,
Webster City, IA 50595-0430

Ph: (515) 955-9200
John Birkett, MD
119 Avenue O W,
Fort Dodge, IA 50501-5634

Ph: (515) 955-9200

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