Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD in Springfield, GA

Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Springfield, Georgia. He went to Emory University School Of Medicine and graduated in 1986 and has 39 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Effingham Medical Partners, Llc and his current practice location is 1571 Highway 21 S, Springfield, Georgia. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (912) 754-7500.

Joseph Larkin Ratchford is licensed to practice in Georgia (license number 032848) 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 1730280512.

Contact Information

	Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD
	1571 Highway 21 S, Springfield, GA 31329
	(912) 754-7500
	(912) 754-7505

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Joseph Larkin Ratchford
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	39 Years
Location	1571 Highway 21 S, Springfield, Georgia
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Joseph Larkin Ratchford attended and graduated from Emory University School Of Medicine in 1986

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1730280512
Provider Enumeration Date: 09/26/2006
Last Update Date: 03/04/2019

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 2769417054
Enrollment ID: I20081208000386

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Joseph Larkin Ratchford such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1730280512	NPI	-	NPPES
000431604F	Medicaid	GA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	032848 (Georgia)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Amedisys Home Health	Savannah, GA	Home health agency
Effingham Health System	Springfield, GA	Hospital
St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah	Savannah, GA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Effingham Medical Partners, Llc	1052472107	2

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. Joseph Larkin Ratchford allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Effingham Medical Partners, Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1003060369 PECOS PAC ID: 1052472107 Enrollment ID: O20081208000170

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. Joseph Larkin Ratchford 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
Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD 1571 Highway 21 S, Springfield, GA 31329 Ph: (912) 754-7500	Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD 1571 Highway 21 S, Springfield, GA 31329 Ph: (912) 754-7500

Reviews and Comments

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Joseph Larkin Ratchford, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Springfield, GA