Lauren Castaneda, MD - Medicare Pediatrics in Indianapolis, IN

Lauren Castaneda, MD is a medicare enrolled "Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine" physician in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her current practice location is 705 Riley Hospital Dr, Indianapolis, Indiana. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (317) 777-6435.

Lauren Castaneda is licensed to practice in Indiana (license number 01088445A) and she also participates in the medicare program. She does not accept medicare assignments directly but she may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. Her NPI Number is 1740676162.

Contact Information

Lauren Castaneda, MD
705 Riley Hospital Dr,
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5109
(317) 777-6435
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Physician's Profile

Full NameLauren Castaneda
GenderFemale
SpecialityPediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Location705 Riley Hospital Dr, Indianapolis, Indiana
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1740676162
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 04/13/2015
  • Last Update Date: 08/29/2022
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0547515488
  • Enrollment ID: I20230322000773

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Lauren Castaneda such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1740676162NPI-NPPES
1740676162MedicaidWI
1740676162MedicaidCO

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207LC0200XAnesthesiology - Critical Care Medicine 01088445A (Indiana)Secondary
208000000XPediatrics DR0061945 (Colorado)Secondary
2080P0203XPediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 01088445A (Indiana)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. Lauren Castaneda allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameUniversity Pediatric Associates, Inc.
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1457396541
PECOS PAC ID: 2163326794
Enrollment ID: O20031125000021

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. Lauren Castaneda 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
Lauren Castaneda, MD
Po Box 1026,
Indianapolis, IN 46206-1026

Ph: (317) 777-6937
Lauren Castaneda, MD
705 Riley Hospital Dr,
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5109

Ph: (317) 777-6435

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