Paul Tarver Hernandez, MD - Medicare Colon & Rectal Surgery in Philadelphia, PA

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Paul Tarver Hernandez, MD is a medicare enrolled "Colon & Rectal Surgery" physician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His current practice location is 3737 Market Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (215) 662-8664.

Paul Tarver Hernandez is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD462210) 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 1609261171.

Contact Information

Paul Tarver Hernandez, MD
3737 Market Street, 4th Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5544
(215) 662-8664
(215) 243-4649

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Physician's Profile

Full NamePaul Tarver Hernandez
GenderMale
SpecialityColon & Rectal Surgery
Location3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1609261171
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 04/01/2015
  • Last Update Date: 10/16/2023
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 6002296787
  • Enrollment ID: I20231004003653

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Paul Tarver Hernandez such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1609261171NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208600000XSurgery MD462210 (Pennsylvania)Secondary
208C00000XColon & Rectal Surgery MD462210 (Pennsylvania)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. Paul Tarver Hernandez allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameUniversity Of Penn-medical Group
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1235527342
PECOS PAC ID: 6204730955
Enrollment ID: O20141111000091

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. Paul Tarver Hernandez 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
Paul Tarver Hernandez, MD
3737 Market Street, 4th Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5544

Ph: (215) 662-8664		Paul Tarver Hernandez, MD
3737 Market Street, 4th Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5544

Ph: (215) 662-8664

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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.

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