Emergency Medicine Doctors in Athens, TN Accepting Medicare

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Francis Patrick Burns, D.O.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 1114 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN 37303
Phone: 423-745-1411    Fax: 865-539-8008
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Dr. Steven Mathew Ratcliff, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1114 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN 37303
Phone: 423-745-1411    Fax: 865-539-8008

Emergency Medicine: An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.


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.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

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