Shashank Bhattarai, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Sayre, PA

Shashank Bhattarai, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Sayre, Pennsylvania. His current practice location is One Guthrie Square, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (570) 887-4559.

Shashank Bhattarai is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD484386) 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 1568036358.

Contact Information

Shashank Bhattarai, MD
One Guthrie Square, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital,
Sayre, PA 18840
(570) 887-4559
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Physician's Profile

Full NameShashank Bhattarai
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
LocationOne Guthrie Square, Sayre, Pennsylvania
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1568036358
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 05/17/2021
  • Last Update Date: 05/01/2024
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 5799174751
  • Enrollment ID: I20240507000009

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Shashank Bhattarai such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1568036358NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine MD484386 (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. Shashank Bhattarai allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameTower Health Medical Group
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1609291350
PECOS PAC ID: 7618889213
Enrollment ID: O20040311000072

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. Shashank Bhattarai 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
Shashank Bhattarai, MD
Gme, 1 Guthrie Sq, Internal Medicine, Robert Packer Hospital,
Sayre, PA 18840

Ph: (570) 887-4559
Shashank Bhattarai, MD
One Guthrie Square, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital,
Sayre, PA 18840

Ph: (570) 887-4559

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