Hospitalist Doctors in University Place, WA Accepting Medicare

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Ahmad Abadullah, MD
Hospitalist
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 4817 70th Ave W, University Place, WA 98467
Phone: 253-565-8269    
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Pamela Kim Moore, M.D.
Hospitalist
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 7210 40th St W, University Place, WA 98466
Phone: 253-564-0170    Fax: 253-207-4240
Popular Specializations in University Place, WA:

Family Medicine
Internal Medicine
Pediatrics
Dermatology
Psychiatry & Neurology
Hospitalist
Anesthesiology
Surgery


Hospitalist: Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.


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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