Medicare Podiatrists in Spruce Pine, NC - Medicare Status, Address, Contact

Podiatrists in Spruce Pine, NC Accepting Medicare

2 Podiatrists found. Showing 1 - 2

Alta Ridge Foot Specialists, Pllc
Podiatrist
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 440 Altapass Hwy, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
Phone: 828-766-7667

Mr. Robert Lloyd Van Brederode, DPM
Podiatrist - Primary Podiatric Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 537 Altapass Hwy, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
Phone: 828-766-7667 Fax: 828-766-7668

Medicare Therapists in Spruce Pine, NC:

Physical Therapists
Optometrists
Occupational Therapists
Speech-Language Pathologists
Chiropractors
Podiatrists

Podiatrists: A podiatrist is a person qualified by a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) degree, licensed by the state, and practicing within the scope of that license. Podiatrists diagnose and treat foot diseases and deformities. They perform medical, surgical and other operative procedures, prescribe corrective devices and prescribe and administer drugs and physical therapy.

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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