John Charles Keech, MD - Medicare Thoracic Surgery in Iowa City, IA

John Charles Keech, MD is a medicare enrolled "Thoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)" physician in Iowa City, Iowa. He went to Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine and graduated in 2004 and has 20 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Thoracic Surgery. He is a member of the group practice State University Of Iowa and his current practice location is 200 Hawkins Dr, Dept Of Thoracic Surgery, Iowa City, Iowa. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (319) 356-2424.

John Charles Keech is licensed to practice in Iowa (license number 40878) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1770685604.

Contact Information

John Charles Keech, MD
200 Hawkins Dr, Dept Of Thoracic Surgery,
Iowa City, IA 52242-1009
(319) 356-2424
(319) 356-3891

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Physician's Profile

Full NameJohn Charles Keech
GenderMale
SpecialityThoracic Surgery
Experience20 Years
Location200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, Iowa
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • John Charles Keech attended and graduated from Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine in 2004
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1770685604
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 09/01/2006
  • Last Update Date: 07/31/2013
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0648413021
  • Enrollment ID: I20130904000529

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for John Charles Keech such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1770685604NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208600000XSurgery ML20007978 (Washington)Secondary
208G00000XThoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) 40878 (Iowa)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa city, IAHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
State University Of Iowa76188842301549

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 Charles Keech allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameState University Of Iowa
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1477554814
PECOS PAC ID: 7618884230
Enrollment ID: O20031107000060

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 Charles Keech 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 Charles Keech, MD
200 Hawkins Dr, Dept Of Thoracic Surgery,
Iowa City, IA 52242-1009

Ph: (319) 356-2424
John Charles Keech, MD
200 Hawkins Dr, Dept Of Thoracic Surgery,
Iowa City, IA 52242-1009

Ph: (319) 356-2424

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Kyle Walsh, MD
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Douglas M Behrendt, MD
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Wayne E Richenbacher, MD
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Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
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Mohsen Karimi, MD
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Practice Location: 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone: 319-356-4155    Fax: 319-356-3891
Kalpaj Rajnikant Parekh, MD
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone: 319-356-4041    Fax: 319-356-3891
Dr. Ali Saleh Nasr, MD
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 200 Hawkins Dr, Se 538 Gh, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone: 319-356-0848    Fax: 319-356-3891

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