Nurse Practitioner in Gainesboro, TN Accepting Medicare

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Kristi Malena Lafever, MSN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 620 Hospital Dr, Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: 859-433-5691    
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Mrs. Margie A Stafford, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 600 N Murray St, Jackson County Health Dept, Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: 931-268-0218    Fax: 931-268-0872
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Heather Stafford,
Nurse Practitioner
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 1340 N Grundy Quarles Hwy, Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: 931-268-0291    
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Mrs. Melissa C Ross, APRN
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 402 E Gore Ave, Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: 931-268-6899    
Popular Specializations in Gainesboro, TN:

Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Licensed Practical 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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