Christopher B Howerton, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Louisville, KY

Christopher B Howerton, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease" physician in Louisville, Kentucky. His current practice location is 4121 Shelbyville Rd, Ste 2, Louisville, Kentucky. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (502) 963-0487.

Christopher B Howerton is licensed to practice in Kentucky (license number 22380) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1881629962.

Contact Information

Christopher B Howerton, MD
4121 Shelbyville Rd, Ste 2,
Louisville, KY 40207-3205
(502) 963-0487
(502) 429-6157



Physician's Profile

Full NameChristopher B Howerton
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Location4121 Shelbyville Rd, Louisville, Kentucky
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1881629962
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 07/11/2006
  • Last Update Date: 05/12/2017
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0446395073
  • Enrollment ID: I20100326000953

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Christopher B Howerton such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1881629962NPI-NPPES
64223803MedicaidKY

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RP1001XInternal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease 22380 (Kentucky)Primary
207RP1001XInternal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease 01035179A (Indiana)Secondary
207RS0012XInternal Medicine - Sleep Medicine 23380 (Kentucky)Secondary
207RS0012XInternal Medicine - Sleep Medicine 01035179A (Indiana)Secondary

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. Christopher B Howerton allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameTaylor Regional Medical Group,llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1174697601
PECOS PAC ID: 4880616622
Enrollment ID: O20051221000527

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Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

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Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Christopher B Howerton, MD
9800 Shelbyville Rd, Ste 220,
Louisville, KY 40223-2992

Ph: (502) 429-8585
Christopher B Howerton, MD
4121 Shelbyville Rd, Ste 2,
Louisville, KY 40207-3205

Ph: (502) 963-0487

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