Dr Rakesh Kumar Mehta, MD in Castlepoint, NY - Medicare Internal Medicine

Dr Rakesh Kumar Mehta, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology" physician in Castlepoint, New York. His current practice location is Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley, Route 9d, Castlepoint, New York. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (845) 831-2000.

Dr Rakesh Kumar Mehta is licensed to practice in New York (license number 164826) 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 1467402313.

Contact Information

	Dr Rakesh Kumar Mehta, MD
	Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley, Route 9d, Castlepoint, NY 12511
	(845) 831-2000
	(845) 838-5262

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Rakesh Kumar Mehta
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology
Location	Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley, Castlepoint, New York
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1467402313
Provider Enumeration Date: 05/11/2006
Last Update Date: 07/08/2007

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 7719161504
Enrollment ID: I20160525001479

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Rakesh Kumar Mehta such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1467402313	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RH0003X	Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology	164826 (New York)	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 Rakesh Kumar Mehta 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 Rakesh Kumar Mehta, MD Hudson Valley Va Hospital, Route 9d, Castlepoint, NY 12511 Ph: (845) 831-2000	Dr Rakesh Kumar Mehta, MD Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley, Route 9d, Castlepoint, NY 12511 Ph: (845) 831-2000

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