Oswaldo Apolinar Nicastro, MD in Wilmington, DE - Medicare Family Practice

Oswaldo Apolinar Nicastro, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Wilmington, Delaware. He graduated from medical school in 2000 and has 24 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Family Practice. He is a member of the group practice Atlantic General Hospital Corporation and his current practice location is 2002 Foulk Rd, Suite D, Wilmington, Delaware. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (302) 334-0330.

Oswaldo Apolinar Nicastro is licensed to practice in Delaware (license number C1-0008737) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1043336613.

Contact Information

	Oswaldo Apolinar Nicastro, MD
	2002 Foulk Rd, Suite D, Wilmington, DE 19810-3643
	(302) 334-0330
	(302) 334-0329

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Oswaldo Apolinar Nicastro
Gender	Male
Speciality	Family Practice
Experience	24 Years
Location	2002 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, Delaware
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Oswaldo Apolinar Nicastro graduated from medical school in 2000

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1043336613
Provider Enumeration Date: 03/22/2007
Last Update Date: 07/22/2016

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 1951426253
Enrollment ID: I20171215001715

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Oswaldo Apolinar Nicastro such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1043336613	NPI	-	NPPES
1043336613	Medicaid	DE

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207Q00000X	Family Medicine	C1-0008737 (Delaware)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Amedisys Home Health	Salisbury, MD	Home health agency
Peninsula Home Care, Llc	Salisbury, MD	Home health agency
Encompass Health Home Health	Salisbury, MD	Home health agency
Coastal Hospice Inc	Salisbury, MD	Hospice
Atlantic General Hospital	Berlin, MD	Hospital
Peninsula Regional Medical Center	Salisbury, MD	Hospital
Beebe Medical Center	Lewes, DE	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Atlantic General Hospital Corporation	2365437837	88

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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. Oswaldo Apolinar Nicastro allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Atlantic General Hospital Corporation
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1871582171 PECOS PAC ID: 2365437837 Enrollment ID: O20040415000939

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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. Oswaldo Apolinar Nicastro 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
Oswaldo Apolinar Nicastro, MD 2002 Foulk Rd, Suite D, Wilmington, DE 19810-3643 Ph: (302) 334-0330	Oswaldo Apolinar Nicastro, MD 2002 Foulk Rd, Suite D, Wilmington, DE 19810-3643 Ph: (302) 334-0330

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Oswaldo Apolinar Nicastro, MD - Medicare Family Practice in Wilmington, DE

Contact Information

Physician's Profile

Medical Identifiers

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Group Practice Association

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Medicare Reassignments

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Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Mailing Address and Practice Location

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Family Medicine Doctors in Wilmington, DE