Dr Christopher Rickman, MD in Newport, VT - Medicare Internal Medicine

Dr Christopher Rickman, MD is a medicare enrolled "Hospitalist" physician in Newport, Vermont. He went to Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine and graduated in 1995 and has 29 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Colorado West Healthcare System and his current practice location is 41 Medical Village Dr, Newport, Vermont. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (802) 334-3504.

Dr Christopher Rickman is licensed to practice in Colorado (license number DR.0036616) 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 1952411225.

Contact Information

	Dr Christopher Rickman, MD
	41 Medical Village Dr, Newport, VT 05855-9835
	(802) 334-3504
	(802) 334-3512

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Christopher Rickman
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	29 Years
Location	41 Medical Village Dr, Newport, Vermont
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Christopher Rickman attended and graduated from Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine in 1995

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1952411225
Provider Enumeration Date: 08/30/2006
Last Update Date: 12/12/2019

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8820175417
Enrollment ID: I20191212001241

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Christopher Rickman such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1952411225	NPI	-	NPPES
MVP	Other	VT	324005
00029500	Other	VT	BLUE SHIELD
0VN159	Medicaid	VT

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
208M00000X	Hospitalist	ME138300 (Florida)	Secondary
208M00000X	Hospitalist	DR.0036616 (Colorado)	Primary
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	0420009448 (Vermont)	Secondary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Community Hospital	Grand junction, CO	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Colorado West Healthcare System	3971491887	30

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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. Dr Christopher Rickman allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Colorado West Healthcare System
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1497723407 PECOS PAC ID: 3971491887 Enrollment ID: O20040310000712

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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. Dr Christopher Rickman 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 Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Christopher Rickman, MD 2351 G Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81505-9641 Ph: (802) 334-3504	Dr Christopher Rickman, MD 41 Medical Village Dr, Newport, VT 05855-9835 Ph: (802) 334-3504

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Dr Christopher Rickman, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Newport, VT

Contact Information

Physician's Profile

Medical Identifiers

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Group Practice Association

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Medicare Reassignments

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Mailing Address and Practice Location

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Hospitalist Doctors in Newport, VT