John D Howard, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Union City, TN

John D Howard, MD is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine" physician in Union City, Tennessee. His current practice location is 1201 Bishop St, Union City, Tennessee. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (731) 884-8685.

John D Howard is licensed to practice in Tennessee (license number 0000010003) 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 1144269259.

Contact Information

John D Howard, MD
1201 Bishop St,
Union City, TN 38261-5403
(731) 884-8685
(865) 291-3228

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Physician's Profile

Full NameJohn D Howard
GenderMale
SpecialityEmergency Medicine
Location1201 Bishop St, Union City, Tennessee
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1144269259
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 06/05/2006
  • Last Update Date: 01/23/2008
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 5890744197
  • Enrollment ID: I20050113000429

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for John D Howard such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1144269259NPI-NPPES
3833179MedicaidTN
4136515OtherTNBCBS
4136511OtherTNBCBS

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207P00000XEmergency Medicine 0000010003 (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. John D Howard allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameEmergency Coverage Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1427005008
PECOS PAC ID: 3072412592
Enrollment ID: O20050207000666

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 D Howard 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 D Howard, MD
110 Bates Cv,
Martin, TN 38237-2320

Ph: () -
John D Howard, MD
1201 Bishop St,
Union City, TN 38261-5403

Ph: (731) 884-8685

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