Louis Ward Close, MD in Dickson, TN - Medicare

Louis Ward Close, MD is a medicare enrolled "Ophthalmology" physician in Dickson, Tennessee. His current practice location is 112 Highway 70 E, Dickson, Tennessee. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (615) 446-9988.

Louis Ward Close is licensed to practice in Tennessee (license number MD9673) and he also participates in the medicare program. He may accept medicare assignments (which means he may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1497787097.

Contact Information

	Louis Ward Close, MD
	112 Highway 70 E, Dickson, TN 37055-2034
	(615) 446-9988
	Not Available

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Louis Ward Close
Gender	Male
Speciality
Experience	Years
Location	112 Highway 70 E, Dickson, Tennessee
Accepts Medicare Assignments	May be. He may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Louis Ward Close attended and graduated from in

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1497787097
Provider Enumeration Date: 07/06/2006
Last Update Date: 07/08/2007

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID:
Enrollment ID:

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Louis Ward Close such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1497787097	NPI	-	NPPES
3168948	Medicaid	TN

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207W00000X	Ophthalmology	MD9673 (Tennessee)	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. Louis Ward Close 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
Louis Ward Close, MD 112 Highway 70 E, Dickson, TN 37055-2034 Ph: (615) 446-9988	Louis Ward Close, MD 112 Highway 70 E, Dickson, TN 37055-2034 Ph: (615) 446-9988

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