Dr Edwin Currier Pound Iii, MD - Medicare Plastic Surgery in Blairsville, GA

Dr Edwin Currier Pound Iii, MD is a medicare enrolled "Plastic Surgery" physician in Blairsville, Georgia. His current practice location is 48 Haralson Pl, Suite 1, Blairsville, Georgia. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (404) 256-1400.

Dr Edwin Currier Pound Iii is licensed to practice in Georgia (license number 029073) 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 1538198437.

Contact Information

Dr Edwin Currier Pound Iii, MD
48 Haralson Pl, Suite 1,
Blairsville, GA 30512-3087
(404) 256-1400
(706) 835-1365



Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Edwin Currier Pound Iii
GenderMale
SpecialityPlastic Surgery
Location48 Haralson Pl, Blairsville, Georgia
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1538198437
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 07/02/2006
  • Last Update Date: 04/15/2024
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 7113993130
  • Enrollment ID: I20080812000023

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Edwin Currier Pound Iii such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1538198437NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208200000XPlastic Surgery 029073 (Georgia)Primary

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 Edwin Currier Pound Iii allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameUnion County Hospital Authority
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1487684122
PECOS PAC ID: 3779490503
Enrollment ID: O20040102000231

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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 Edwin Currier Pound Iii 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
Dr Edwin Currier Pound Iii, MD
48 Haralson Pl, Suite 1,
Blairsville, GA 30512-3087

Ph: (404) 256-1400
Dr Edwin Currier Pound Iii, MD
48 Haralson Pl, Suite 1,
Blairsville, GA 30512-3087

Ph: (404) 256-1400

News Archive

New JAMA policy says whistle-blowers should stay silent while conflict-of-interest investigations are ongoing

The Journal of the American Medical Association has announced that it will instruct anyone filing a complaint about potential conflicts of interest of a study author to refrain from contacting third parties or the media about the allegation until the journal investigates the matter, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Maternity leave appears to decrease cesarean deliveries and increase breastfeeding

Two new studies led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, suggest that taking maternity leave before and after the birth of a baby is a good investment in terms of health benefits for both mothers and newborns.

Depressed children, teenagers have higher risk of premature death and wide range of diseases

Depressed children and teenagers have an increased risk of suffering from premature death and a wide range of illnesses later in life.

New strategy may prevent spread of drug resistance

Spotless surfaces in hospitals can hide bacteria that rarely cause problems for healthy people but pose a serious threat to people with weakened immune systems.

Filtering white cells from donor blood before transfusion is much safer for patients

The practice of removing the white cells from blood is called leukoreduction. But despite the recommendations of two national advisory committees in 10 years that voted in favor of all patients in the United States receiving leukoreduced blood, ("universal leukoreduction"), the practice is still not wholly supported in the medical community, nor recommended by the Food and Drug Administration. Part of the reason is fear of increased cost.

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