Nurse Practitioner in Ridgecrest, CA Accepting Medicare

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Marvin Buenaventura,
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 129 E Ridgecrest Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Phone: 760-463-1613    Fax: 760-463-1614
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Jacqueline Bell,
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1111 N China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Phone: 760-495-2050    
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Karen Elizabeth Davin, NP
Nurse Practitioner - Pediatrics
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 1111 N China Lake Blvd Ste 190, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Phone: 760-499-3855    Fax: 760-499-3870
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Popular Specializations in Ridgecrest, CA:

Nurse Practitioner
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Registered Nurse
Physician Assistant
Nurse Anesthetist - CR


Nurse Practitioner: (1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.



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.

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