Dr Francis F Castano, MD in Alachua, FL - Medicare Emergency Medicine

Dr Francis F Castano, MD is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine" physician in Alachua, Florida. His current practice location is 17768 Nw 62nd Ave, Alachua, Florida. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (954) 937-6554.

Dr Francis F Castano is licensed to practice in Florida (license number ME0064422) 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 1952399214.

Contact Information

	Dr Francis F Castano, MD
	17768 Nw 62nd Ave, Alachua, FL 32615-7246
	(954) 937-6554
	(386) 462-1432

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Francis F Castano
Gender	Male
Speciality	Emergency Medicine
Location	17768 Nw 62nd Ave, Alachua, Florida
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1952399214
Provider Enumeration Date: 10/11/2005
Last Update Date: 05/06/2016

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 6800863085
Enrollment ID: I20190422000748

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Francis F Castano such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1952399214	NPI	-	NPPES
373416199	Medicaid	FL

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207P00000X	Emergency Medicine	ME0064422 (Florida)	Primary

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 Francis F Castano 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 Francis F Castano, MD 17768 Nw 62nd Ave, Alachua, FL 32615-7246 Ph: (954) 937-6554	Dr Francis F Castano, MD 17768 Nw 62nd Ave, Alachua, FL 32615-7246 Ph: (954) 937-6554

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Dr Francis F Castano, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Alachua, FL