Dr John Albion Benson, MD - Medicare Family Medicine in Honolulu, HI

Dr John Albion Benson, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Honolulu, Hawaii. His current practice location is 1 Jarrett White Rd, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (808) 433-8850.

Dr John Albion Benson is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD069766L) 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 1033198783.

Contact Information

Dr John Albion Benson, MD
1 Jarrett White Rd, Tripler Army Medical Center,
Honolulu, HI 96859-5000
(808) 433-8850
Not Available



Physician's Profile

Full NameDr John Albion Benson
GenderMale
SpecialityFamily Medicine
Location1 Jarrett White Rd, Honolulu, Hawaii
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1033198783
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 01/11/2006
  • Last Update Date: 07/08/2007
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9234362534
  • Enrollment ID: I20220118002344

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr John Albion Benson such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1033198783NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207Q00000XFamily Medicine MD069766L (Pennsylvania)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 John Albion Benson allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameMy Doctors Live Network
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1144891367
PECOS PAC ID: 1355730524
Enrollment ID: O20211109000772

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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 John Albion Benson 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 John Albion Benson, MD
199 Eucalyptus Pl, #102,
Honolulu, HI 96818-1269

Ph: (808) 256-6082
Dr John Albion Benson, MD
1 Jarrett White Rd, Tripler Army Medical Center,
Honolulu, HI 96859-5000

Ph: (808) 433-8850

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Home health, hospice patients need to have face-to-face encounter with physician: New Medicare rule

A new federal regulation issued by Medicare in November will create a crisis for approximately 4.5 million home health and hospice service patients. Starting on January 1, homebound elderly and disabled patients as well as hospice patients will now need to have a "face-to-face encounter" with a physician or nurse practitioner if they want to receive care under Medicare.

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