Dr Jose Checa, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Glendale, CA

Dr Jose Checa, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease" physician in Glendale, California. His current practice location is 1510 S Central Ave, Suite 500, Glendale, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (818) 243-6285.

Dr Jose Checa is licensed to practice in California (license number A31702) 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 1700988003.

Contact Information

Dr Jose Checa, MD
1510 S Central Ave, Suite 500,
Glendale, CA 91204-2500
(818) 243-6285
(818) 243-5835



Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Jose Checa
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Location1510 S Central Ave, Glendale, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1700988003
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 09/05/2006
  • Last Update Date: 04/14/2016
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 7315949112
  • Enrollment ID: I20160601001958

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Jose Checa such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1700988003NPI-NPPES
00A317020MedicaidCA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RP1001XInternal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease A31702 (California)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 Jose Checa 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 Jose Checa, MD
2360 Paseo De Cima, Suite 500,
Glendale, CA 91206-1037

Ph: (818) 445-8870
Dr Jose Checa, MD
1510 S Central Ave, Suite 500,
Glendale, CA 91204-2500

Ph: (818) 243-6285

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