Caress Christian, MD - Medicare Family Practice in Brodheadsville, PA

Caress Christian, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania. He graduated from medical school in 2005 and has 19 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Family Practice. He is a member of the group practice Lehigh Valley Physician Group and his current practice location is 120 Burrus Blvd Ste 200, Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (570) 992-7620.

Caress Christian is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD437986) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1285806729.

Contact Information

Caress Christian, MD
120 Burrus Blvd Ste 200,
Brodheadsville, PA 18322-7812
(570) 992-7620
(570) 992-9884



Physician's Profile

Full NameCaress Christian
GenderMale
SpecialityFamily Practice
Experience19 Years
Location120 Burrus Blvd Ste 200, Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Caress Christian graduated from medical school in 2005
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1285806729
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 03/25/2008
  • Last Update Date: 08/26/2019
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0042356149
  • Enrollment ID: I20091002000474

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Caress Christian such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1285806729NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207Q00000XFamily Medicine MD437986 (Pennsylvania)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Kindred At HomeStroudsburg, PAHome health agency
Revolutionary Home Health IncOlyphant, PAHome health agency
Lehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoEast stroudsburg, PAHospital
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PAHospital
St Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg, PAHospital
St Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalCoaldale, PAHospital
Brookmont Healthcare Center LlcEffort, PANursing home

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Lehigh Valley Physician Group30724251231763

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Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Caress Christian allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameLehigh Valley Physician Group
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1457309650
PECOS PAC ID: 3072425123
Enrollment ID: O20040227000335

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Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Caress Christian is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Caress Christian, MD
Po Box 783311,
Philadelphia, PA 19178-3311

Ph: () -
Caress Christian, MD
120 Burrus Blvd Ste 200,
Brodheadsville, PA 18322-7812

Ph: (570) 992-7620

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