Oviea Akpotaire, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Seattle, WA

Oviea Akpotaire, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology" physician in Seattle, Washington. His current practice location is 1100 9th Ave, Seattle, Washington. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (206) 223-2319.

Oviea Akpotaire is licensed to practice in Washington (license number MD60949858) 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 1649632936.

Contact Information

Oviea Akpotaire, MD
1100 9th Ave,
Seattle, WA 98101-2756
(206) 223-2319
(206) 341-1405

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Physician's Profile

Full NameOviea Akpotaire
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Location1100 9th Ave, Seattle, Washington
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1649632936
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 03/24/2016
  • Last Update Date: 01/05/2023
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0840525077
  • Enrollment ID: I20221007001374

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Oviea Akpotaire such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1649632936NPI-NPPES
2134602MedicaidWA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RG0100XInternal Medicine - Gastroenterology MD60949858 (Washington)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. Oviea Akpotaire allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameVirginia Mason Medical Center
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1801851258
PECOS PAC ID: 9830002617
Enrollment ID: O20031107000383
Entity NameFranciscan Medical Group
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1093165334
PECOS PAC ID: 0547173866
Enrollment ID: O20031111000789

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. Oviea Akpotaire 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
Oviea Akpotaire, MD
1100 9th Ave,
Seattle, WA 98101-2756

Ph: (206) 223-2319
Oviea Akpotaire, MD
1100 9th Ave,
Seattle, WA 98101-2756

Ph: (206) 223-2319

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