John J Lah, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Whittier, CA

John J Lah, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology" physician in Whittier, California. His current practice location is 15141 Whittier Blvd, Suite #260, Whittier, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (562) 698-0306.

John J Lah is licensed to practice in California (license number A76371) 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 1437221272.

Contact Information

John J Lah, MD
15141 Whittier Blvd, Suite #260,
Whittier, CA 90603-2135
(562) 698-0306
(562) 693-7016

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Physician's Profile

Full NameJohn J Lah
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Location15141 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1437221272
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 11/15/2006
  • Last Update Date: 10/14/2008
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0244332732
  • Enrollment ID: I20070301000603

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for John J Lah such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1437221272NPI-NPPES
00A763710OtherCAMEDI-CAL PROVIDER RENDERING NUMBER

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RG0100XInternal Medicine - Gastroenterology A76371 (California)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 J Lah allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NamePih Health Physicians
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1609233899
PECOS PAC ID: 8426951328
Enrollment ID: O20040128001177
Entity NameUnited Medical Doctors
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1770559981
PECOS PAC ID: 2961305651
Enrollment ID: O20040129001069

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 J Lah 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 J Lah, MD
15141 Whittier Blvd, Suite #260,
Whittier, CA 90603-2135

Ph: (562) 698-0306
John J Lah, MD
15141 Whittier Blvd, Suite #260,
Whittier, CA 90603-2135

Ph: (562) 698-0306

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