Rita Koester, MD in Tacoma, WA - Medicare Pediatrics

Rita Koester, MD is a medicare enrolled "Pediatrics" physician in Tacoma, Washington. Her current practice location is 9040 Jackson Avenue, Tacoma, Washington. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (253) 982-9154.

Rita Koester is licensed to practice in Washington (license number MD00025527) 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 1528038460.

Contact Information

	Rita Koester, MD
	9040 Jackson Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98431-1303
	(253) 982-9154
	Not Available

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Rita Koester
Gender	Female
Speciality	Pediatrics
Location	9040 Jackson Avenue, Tacoma, Washington
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1528038460
Provider Enumeration Date: 01/24/2006
Last Update Date: 03/12/2019

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 3274770342
Enrollment ID: I20130508000544

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Rita Koester such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1528038460	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
208000000X	Pediatrics	MD00025527 (Washington)	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. Rita Koester 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
Rita Koester, MD 9040 Jackson Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98431-0001 Ph: (253) 982-9154	Rita Koester, MD 9040 Jackson Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98431-1303 Ph: (253) 982-9154

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Dr. Michael Timothy Alston, MD Pediatrics Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 209 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Tacoma, WA 98405 Phone: 253-596-3300

Rita Koester, MD - Medicare Pediatrics in Tacoma, WA