Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD - Medicare Family Medicine in Lares, PR

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Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Lares, Puerto Rico. Her current practice location is Carr #111 Km 1.9 Ave Los Patriotas, Lares, Puerto Rico. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (787) 897-2727.

Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta is licensed to practice in Puerto Rico (license number 21635) 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 1730601568.

Contact Information

Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD
Carr #111 Km 1.9 Ave Los Patriotas,
Lares, PR 00669
(787) 897-2727
(787) 897-2725

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Physician's Profile

Full NameNelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta
GenderFemale
SpecialityFamily Medicine
LocationCarr #111 Km 1.9 Ave Los Patriotas, Lares, Puerto Rico
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1730601568
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 07/13/2017
  • Last Update Date: 12/13/2022
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9436573235
  • Enrollment ID: I20200727002825

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1730601568NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207Q00000XFamily Medicine 21635 (Puerto Rico)Primary
207Q00000XFamily Medicine ME146553 (Florida)Secondary

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. Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameDedicated Senior Medical Center Of Florida, Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1881055366
PECOS PAC ID: 4486932100
Enrollment ID: O20161101001703

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. Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta 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
Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD
76 Calle Manuel M Samas, Trastalleres,
Mayaguez, PR 00682-5808

Ph: (787) 673-4406		Nelki Brunilda Rivera Acosta, MD
Carr #111 Km 1.9 Ave Los Patriotas,
Lares, PR 00669

Ph: (787) 897-2727

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Shirley Ramos,
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Phone: 787-897-5700    Fax: 787-897-5700
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Dr. Fernando Echeandia Fuster, M.D.
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
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Phone: 787-897-5683    
Dr. Alberto Angulo Johnson, M.D.
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Phone: 787-637-4548    Fax: 787-897-4952
Higinio A. Vega-ojeda, MD
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Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: Carr.111 Km. 1.8, Consultorio Medicina De Familia, Lares, PR 00669
Phone: 787-897-5700    Fax: 787-897-5700

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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