L Kaleb Friend, MD - Medicare Orthopaedic Surgery in Washington, DC

L Kaleb Friend, MD is a medicare enrolled "Orthopaedic Surgery - Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery" physician in Washington, District Of Columbia. His current practice location is 111 Michigan Ave Nw, Washington, District Of Columbia. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (202) 476-4063.

L Kaleb Friend is licensed to practice in California (license number A105460) 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 1497922587.

Contact Information

L Kaleb Friend, MD
111 Michigan Ave Nw,
Washington, DC 20010-2916
(202) 476-4063
Not Available



Physician's Profile

Full NameL Kaleb Friend
GenderMale
SpecialityOrthopaedic Surgery - Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Location111 Michigan Ave Nw, Washington, District Of Columbia
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1497922587
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 05/08/2008
  • Last Update Date: 10/20/2011
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 5294902961
  • Enrollment ID: I20151111002317

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for L Kaleb Friend such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1497922587NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207XP3100XOrthopaedic Surgery - Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery A105460 (California)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. L Kaleb Friend allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NamePediatric Specialists Of Virginia Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1699119818
PECOS PAC ID: 7719110154
Enrollment ID: O20150623002930

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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. L Kaleb Friend 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
L Kaleb Friend, MD
Po Box 37215,
Baltimore, MD 21297-7215

Ph: (202) 476-4063
L Kaleb Friend, MD
111 Michigan Ave Nw,
Washington, DC 20010-2916

Ph: (202) 476-4063

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