Lawrence James Purpura, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA

Lawrence James Purpura, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His current practice location is 1206 Brookline Blvd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (412) 563-0594.

Lawrence James Purpura is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD039235L) 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 1588722896.

Contact Information

Lawrence James Purpura, MD
1206 Brookline Blvd,
Pittsburgh, PA 15226-2302
(412) 563-0594
(412) 561-0913

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Physician's Profile

Full NameLawrence James Purpura
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Location1206 Brookline Blvd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1588722896
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 12/05/2006
  • Last Update Date: 10/29/2008
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 8527198159
  • Enrollment ID: I20100609000087

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Lawrence James Purpura such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1588722896NPI-NPPES
0993798MedicaidPA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine MD039235L (Pennsylvania)Primary

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. Lawrence James Purpura 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
Lawrence James Purpura, MD
1206 Brookline Blvd,
Pittsburgh, PA 15226-2302

Ph: (412) 344-8900
Lawrence James Purpura, MD
1206 Brookline Blvd,
Pittsburgh, PA 15226-2302

Ph: (412) 563-0594

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