Richard W Swartzentruber, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Anaheim, CA

Richard W Swartzentruber, MD is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medical Services" physician in Anaheim, California. His current practice location is 441 N Lakeview Ave, Anaheim, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (714) 279-4202.

Richard W Swartzentruber is licensed to practice in California (license number A67223) 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 1134175391.

Contact Information

Richard W Swartzentruber, MD
441 N Lakeview Ave,
Anaheim, CA 92807-3028
(714) 279-4202
Not Available



Physician's Profile

Full NameRichard W Swartzentruber
GenderMale
SpecialityEmergency Medicine - Emergency Medical Services
Location441 N Lakeview Ave, Anaheim, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1134175391
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 05/26/2006
  • Last Update Date: 12/01/2021
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 9436197092
  • Enrollment ID: I20050422001087

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Richard W Swartzentruber such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1134175391NPI-NPPES
00A672230MedicaidCA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207PE0004XEmergency Medicine - Emergency Medical Services A67223 (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. Richard W Swartzentruber allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameSouthern California Permanente Medical Group
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1770515280
PECOS PAC ID: 6002729175
Enrollment ID: O20031110000678

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Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Richard W Swartzentruber, MD
54 Blue Horizon,
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-4246

Ph: () -
Richard W Swartzentruber, MD
441 N Lakeview Ave,
Anaheim, CA 92807-3028

Ph: (714) 279-4202

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