Dr Gary Lee Stafford, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Lenoir City, TN

Dr Gary Lee Stafford, MD is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine" physician in Lenoir City, Tennessee. His current practice location is 550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Dr, Lenoir City, Tennessee. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (865) 271-6035.

Dr Gary Lee Stafford is licensed to practice in Tennessee (license number BS4671966) 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 1245272400.

Contact Information

Dr Gary Lee Stafford, MD
550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Dr,
Lenoir City, TN 37772-5673
(865) 271-6035
(865) 271-6262



Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Gary Lee Stafford
GenderMale
SpecialityEmergency Medicine
Location550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Dr, Lenoir City, Tennessee
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1245272400
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 06/12/2006
  • Last Update Date: 07/08/2007
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 1951352178
  • Enrollment ID: I20050204000577

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Gary Lee Stafford such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1245272400NPI-NPPES
3098382MedicaidTN
3079249OtherTNBLUE CROSS

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207P00000XEmergency Medicine 27430 (Tennessee)Secondary
207P00000XEmergency Medicine BS4671966 (Tennessee)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 Gary Lee Stafford allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameSoutheastern Emergency Physicians Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1356379382
PECOS PAC ID: 2466364997
Enrollment ID: O20050125000997

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Entity NameEmergency Coverage Corp
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1427005008
PECOS PAC ID: 3072412592
Enrollment ID: O20050207000666

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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 Gary Lee Stafford 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 Gary Lee Stafford, MD
1400 Antioch Church Rd W,
Lenoir City, TN 37772-5009

Ph: (865) 986-4120
Dr Gary Lee Stafford, MD
550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Dr,
Lenoir City, TN 37772-5673

Ph: (865) 271-6035

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Emergency Medicine Doctors in Lenoir City, TN

Dr. John M. Sasinouski Jr., D.O.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Dr, Lenoir City, TN 37772
Phone: 865-271-6000    
Dr. Horace W. King Jr., M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Dr, Lenoir City, TN 37772
Phone: 865-271-6000    Fax: 865-539-8008
Dr. Daniel W. Cauble, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Dr, Lenoir City, TN 37772
Phone: 865-271-6000    
Dr. Peter Joseph Kah, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Dr, Lenoir City, TN 37772
Phone: 865-271-6000    
Meredith Danielle Hale, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Dr, Lenoir City, TN 37772
Phone: 865-271-6035    
Dr. Joel Robert Gooch, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Dr, Lenoir City, TN 37772
Phone: 865-271-6000    

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