Dafang Chen, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Louisville, KY

Dafang Chen, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease" physician in Louisville, Kentucky. His current practice location is 550 S Jackson St, Acb 3rd Floor, Louisville, Kentucky. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (502) 852-5666.

Dafang Chen is licensed to practice in Kentucky (license number TP995) 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 1710341433.

Contact Information

Dafang Chen, MD
550 S Jackson St, Acb 3rd Floor,
Louisville, KY 40202-1622
(502) 852-5666
(502) 852-8980



Physician's Profile

Full NameDafang Chen
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Location550 S Jackson St, Louisville, Kentucky
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1710341433
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 04/08/2016
  • Last Update Date: 08/19/2022
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 3870865686
  • Enrollment ID: I20221017002384

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dafang Chen such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1710341433NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RP1001XInternal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease TP995 (Kentucky)Primary
207RC0200XInternal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine TP995 (Kentucky)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. Dafang Chen allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameBaptist Health Medical Group Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1922401611
PECOS PAC ID: 5597867184
Enrollment ID: O20150219000942

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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. Dafang Chen 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
Dafang Chen, MD
550 S Jackson St, Acb 3rd Floor,
Louisville, KY 40202-1622

Ph: (502) 852-5666
Dafang Chen, MD
550 S Jackson St, Acb 3rd Floor,
Louisville, KY 40202-1622

Ph: (502) 852-5666

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