Medicare Advanced Practice Midwife in Oak Bluffs, MA - Medicare Status, Address, Contact

Advanced Practice Midwife in Oak Bluffs, MA Accepting Medicare

2 Advanced Practice Midwife nurses found. Showing 1 - 2

Catherine A Chase, C.N.M.
Advanced Practice Midwife
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: One Hospital Rd, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Phone: 508-693-0410 Fax: 508-696-8474

Nancy E Leport, CNM
Advanced Practice Midwife
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: One Hospital Road, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Phone: 508-693-0410 Fax: 508-693-5971

Popular Specializations in Oak Bluffs, MA:

Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Registered Nurse
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Advanced Practice Midwife

Advanced Practice Midwife: Advanced practice midwifery encompasses the independent provision of care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period; sexual and reproductive health; gynecologic health; and family planning services, including preconception care. Midwives also provide primary care for individuals from adolescence throughout the lifespan as well as care for the healthy newborn during the first 28 days of life. Midwives provide initial and ongoing comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Midwifery care includes health promotion, disease prevention, risk assessment and management, and individualized wellness education and counseling.

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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