Ratna Behara, MD in Alamo, TX - Medicare Family Medicine

Ratna Behara, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Alamo, Texas. Her current practice location is 1243 W Hwy 83, Alamo, Texas. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (956) 787-8417.

Ratna Behara is licensed to practice in Texas (license number F9094) and she also participates in the medicare program. She does not accept medicare assignments directly but she may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. Her NPI Number is 1114912821.

Contact Information

	Ratna Behara, MD
	1243 W Hwy 83, Alamo, TX 78516-2532
	(956) 787-8417
	(956) 787-6781

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Ratna Behara
Gender	Female
Speciality	Family Medicine
Location	1243 W Hwy 83, Alamo, Texas
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1114912821
Provider Enumeration Date: 09/19/2005
Last Update Date: 05/13/2016

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 9234260829
Enrollment ID: I20100625000447

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Ratna Behara such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1114912821	NPI	-	NPPES
111765701	Medicaid	TX
P00084054	Other	TX	MEDICARE RAILROAD
00GW70	Other	TX	BCBS

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207Q00000X	Family Medicine	F9094 (Texas)	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. Ratna Behara 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
Ratna Behara, MD 1243 W Business 83, Alamo, TX 78516-2532 Ph: (956) 787-8417	Ratna Behara, MD 1243 W Hwy 83, Alamo, TX 78516-2532 Ph: (956) 787-8417

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Ratna Behara, MD - Medicare Family Medicine in Alamo, TX