Surgery Doctors in Fresh Meadows, NY Accepting Medicare

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Andy M Lee, M.D.
Surgery
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 7568 187th St, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
Phone: 718-303-6100    Fax: 718-939-1167
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Mitchell I Chorost, M.D.
Surgery - Surgical Oncology
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 16303 Horace Harding Expy, Suite 100, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
Phone: 718-454-4600    Fax: 718-454-3954

Surgery: A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.


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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