Walter A Shank Jr, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Lexington, KY

Walter A Shank Jr, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Lexington, Kentucky. His current practice location is 2101 Nicholasville Rd, Ste 106, Lexington, Kentucky. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (859) 278-5926.

Walter A Shank Jr is licensed to practice in Kentucky (license number 28899) 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 1518966019.

Contact Information

Walter A Shank Jr, MD
2101 Nicholasville Rd, Ste 106,
Lexington, KY 40503-2518
(859) 278-5926
(859) 276-3189

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Physician's Profile

Full NameWalter A Shank Jr
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Location2101 Nicholasville Rd, Lexington, Kentucky
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1518966019
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 07/18/2005
  • Last Update Date: 07/08/2007
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 3072544527
  • Enrollment ID: I20120308000774

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Walter A Shank Jr such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1518966019NPI-NPPES
64288996MedicaidKY

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine 28899 (Kentucky)Primary

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. Walter A Shank Jr 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
Walter A Shank Jr, MD
2101 Nicholasville Rd, Ste 106,
Lexington, KY 40503-2518

Ph: (859) 278-5926
Walter A Shank Jr, MD
2101 Nicholasville Rd, Ste 106,
Lexington, KY 40503-2518

Ph: (859) 278-5926

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