William R Dougherty, MD - Medicare General Surgery in Taos, NM

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William R Dougherty, MD is a medicare enrolled "Plastic Surgery" physician in Taos, New Mexico. He went to University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine and graduated in 1985 and has 39 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as General Surgery. He is a member of the group practice Taos Whole Health Integrative Care, Llc., Steffie Enterprises, Inc, Steffie Enterprises, Inc, Geisinger Clinic and his current practice location is 1331 Maestas Rd, Taos, New Mexico. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (575) 776-7806.

William R Dougherty is licensed to practice in New Mexico (license number MD2010-0793) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1497842512.

Contact Information

William R Dougherty, MD
1331 Maestas Rd,
Taos, NM 87571-6268
(575) 776-7806
(575) 224-7806

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Physician's Profile

Full NameWilliam R Dougherty
GenderMale
SpecialityGeneral Surgery
Experience39 Years
Location1331 Maestas Rd, Taos, New Mexico
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • William R Dougherty attended and graduated from University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine in 1985
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1497842512
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 10/09/2006
  • Last Update Date: 01/23/2023
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 3870559370
  • Enrollment ID: I20110217000343

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for William R Dougherty such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1497842512NPI-NPPES
932970OtherMDCAREFIRST MD BCBS

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
2086S0127XSurgery - Trauma Surgery MD38986 (Tennessee)Secondary
2086S0127XSurgery - Trauma Surgery MD071147L (Pennsylvania)Secondary
2086S0127XSurgery - Trauma Surgery MD2010-0793 (New Mexico)Secondary
208200000XPlastic Surgery MD2010-0793 (New Mexico)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Geisinger-community Medical CenterScranton, PAHospital
Holy Cross Hospital A Div Of Taos Health SystemsTaos, NMHospital
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes barre, PAHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Taos Whole Health Integrative Care, Llc.04465239974
Steffie Enterprises, Inc0840225736289
Steffie Enterprises, Inc0840225736289
Geisinger Clinic53956570012841

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. William R Dougherty allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameTaos Health Systems Inc Holy Cross Hospital
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1194751958
PECOS PAC ID: 8224937412
Enrollment ID: O20040107000398
Entity NameTaos Professional Services,llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1891070777
PECOS PAC ID: 6507019924
Enrollment ID: O20130116000178
Entity NameTaos Whole Health Integrative Care, Llc.
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1356879027
PECOS PAC ID: 0446523997
Enrollment ID: O20170905000675
Entity NameRural Surgical Associates Of Las Vegas Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1801309018
PECOS PAC ID: 1456611151
Enrollment ID: O20180126001596

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. William R Dougherty 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
William R Dougherty, MD
1331 Maestas Rd,
Taos, NM 87571-6268

Ph: (575) 776-7806		William R Dougherty, MD
1331 Maestas Rd,
Taos, NM 87571-6268

Ph: (575) 776-7806

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