Tina Vikki Desai, MD - Medicare Hospitalist in St Petersburg, FL

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Tina Vikki Desai, MD is a medicare enrolled "Hospitalist" physician in St Petersburg, Florida. Her current practice location is 501 6th Ave S, St Petersburg, Florida. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (277) 674-2437.

Tina Vikki Desai is licensed to practice in Florida (license number ME143965) 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 1447592506.

Contact Information

Tina Vikki Desai, MD
501 6th Ave S,
St Petersburg, FL 33701-4634
(277) 674-2437
(727) 767-8612

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Physician's Profile

Full NameTina Vikki Desai
GenderFemale
SpecialityHospitalist
Location501 6th Ave S, St Petersburg, Florida
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1447592506
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 03/26/2013
  • Last Update Date: 06/21/2023
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 4789817933
  • Enrollment ID: I20170615001351

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Tina Vikki Desai such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1447592506NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208000000XPediatrics ME143965 (Florida)Secondary
208000000XPediatrics 286004 (New York)Secondary
208000000XPediatrics 1014052 (Massachusetts)Secondary
390200000XStudent In An Organized Health Care Education/training Program (* (Not Available))Secondary
208M00000XHospitalist ME143965 (Florida)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. Tina Vikki Desai allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameWeill Medical College Of Cornell
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1124170212
PECOS PAC ID: 6800709023
Enrollment ID: O20031118000661

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. Tina Vikki Desai 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
Tina Vikki Desai, MD
300 Longwood Ave,
Boston, MA 02115-5724

Ph: (617) 355-6000		Tina Vikki Desai, MD
501 6th Ave S,
St Petersburg, FL 33701-4634

Ph: (277) 674-2437

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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.

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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