Fred W Kniffin, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Middlebury, VT

Fred W Kniffin, MD is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine" physician in Middlebury, Vermont. His current practice location is 115 Porter Drive, Porter Hospital, Middlebury, Vermont. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (802) 388-4001.

Fred W Kniffin is licensed to practice in Vermont (license number 0420008090) 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 1184728461.

Contact Information

Fred W Kniffin, MD
115 Porter Drive, Porter Hospital,
Middlebury, VT 05753
(802) 388-4001
(802) 388-5612



Physician's Profile

Full NameFred W Kniffin
GenderMale
SpecialityEmergency Medicine
Location115 Porter Drive, Middlebury, Vermont
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1184728461
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 09/08/2006
  • Last Update Date: 07/09/2007
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 6709966914
  • Enrollment ID: I20110217000125

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Fred W Kniffin such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1184728461NPI-NPPES
58841OtherVTBCBS
360723OtherVTMVP VT MGD CARE
1008926MedicaidVT

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207P00000XEmergency Medicine 0420008090 (Vermont)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. Fred W Kniffin allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NamePorter Hospital Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1134457013
PECOS PAC ID: 1850365180
Enrollment ID: O20050919000862

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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. Fred W Kniffin 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
Fred W Kniffin, MD
115 Porter Drive, 40 Susan Spitzner Finance Dept,
Middlebury, VT 05753

Ph: (802) 388-5607
Fred W Kniffin, MD
115 Porter Drive, Porter Hospital,
Middlebury, VT 05753

Ph: (802) 388-4001

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Emergency Medicine Doctors in Middlebury, VT

Jessica H Wagener, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 115 Porter Drive, Porter Hospital, Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 802-388-4001    Fax: 802-388-5612
Robert D Pitts, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 115 Porter Dr, Porter Hospital, Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 802-388-4001    Fax: 802-388-5612
Amanda S. Young, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 115 Porter Drive, Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 802-388-5607    Fax: 802-388-5654
Glen R Lovejoy, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 115 Porter Drive, Porter Hospital, Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 802-388-4001    Fax: 802-388-5612
William J Nowlan, MD
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 115 Porter Drive, Porter Hospital, Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 802-388-4001    Fax: 802-388-5612
Robert Rene Gosselin,
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 6a Maple St, Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 724-991-3254    

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