Ronald R Tempesta, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in South San Francisco, CA

Ronald R Tempesta, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease" physician in South San Francisco, California. His current practice location is 1200 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (650) 742-2000.

Ronald R Tempesta is licensed to practice in California (license number G70274) 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 1841378445.

Contact Information

Ronald R Tempesta, MD
1200 El Camino Real,
South San Francisco, CA 94080-3208
(650) 742-2000
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Physician's Profile

Full NameRonald R Tempesta
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Infectious Disease
Location1200 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1841378445
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 11/01/2006
  • Last Update Date: 07/08/2007
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 4981893047
  • Enrollment ID: I20110105001178

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Ronald R Tempesta such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1841378445NPI-NPPES
00G702740MedicaidCA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RI0200XInternal Medicine - Infectious Disease G70274 (California)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. Ronald R Tempesta allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NamePermanente Medical Group Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1073606299
PECOS PAC ID: 8921910225
Enrollment ID: O20031104000710

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. Ronald R Tempesta 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
Ronald R Tempesta, MD
1800 Harrison St Fl 7,
Oakland, CA 94612-3429

Ph: (510) 625-6262
Ronald R Tempesta, MD
1200 El Camino Real,
South San Francisco, CA 94080-3208

Ph: (650) 742-2000

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