Medicare Nurse Practitioner in Saint Simons Island, GA

Nurse Practitioner in Saint Simons Island, GA Accepting Medicare

3 Nurse Practitioner nurses found. Showing 1 - 3

Hollie Temples Newbern,
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 7000 Wellness Way Ste 7210, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522
Phone: 912-466-5985

Jennifer Mcpeters, PMHNP
Nurse Practitioner - Psych/Mental Health
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 2927 Demere Rd, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522
Phone: 912-638-1999

Mrs. Amy Lynn Chaffin, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner - Psych/Mental Health
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 2927 Demere Rd, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522
Phone: 912-638-1999

Popular Specializations in Saint Simons Island, GA:

Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Registered Nurse

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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