Teriggi Ciccone, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Winchester, MA

Teriggi Ciccone, MD is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine" physician in Winchester, Massachusetts. He went to Tufts University School Of Medicine and graduated in 2001 and has 23 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Emergency Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Winchester Physician Associates Inc, Bid-milton Physician Associates Inc, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc and his current practice location is 41 Highland Ave, Winchester, Massachusetts. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (781) 756-7273.

Teriggi Ciccone is licensed to practice in Massachusetts (license number 220175) 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 1376554584.

Contact Information

Teriggi Ciccone, MD
41 Highland Ave,
Winchester, MA 01890-1446
(781) 756-7273
(781) 756-7274



Physician's Profile

Full NameTeriggi Ciccone
GenderMale
SpecialityEmergency Medicine
Experience23 Years
Location41 Highland Ave, Winchester, Massachusetts
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Teriggi Ciccone attended and graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 2001
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1376554584
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 08/11/2006
  • Last Update Date: 07/08/2007
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 3870560212
  • Enrollment ID: I20040914001174

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Teriggi Ciccone such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1376554584NPI-NPPES
2078431MedicaidMA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207P00000XEmergency Medicine 220175 (Massachusetts)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Winchester HospitalWinchester, MAHospital
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MAHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Winchester Physician Associates Inc4486540994161
Bid-milton Physician Associates Inc741637539946
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc812393611983

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Entity NameHarvard Medical Faculty Phys At Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1316987993
PECOS PAC ID: 4486567104
Enrollment ID: O20040105000227

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Enrollment ID: O20040130000354

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PECOS PAC ID: 5799755385
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Entity NameBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc
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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. Teriggi Ciccone 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 AddressPractice Location Address
Teriggi Ciccone, MD
41 Highland Ave,
Winchester, MA 01890-1446

Ph: (781) 756-7273
Teriggi Ciccone, MD
41 Highland Ave,
Winchester, MA 01890-1446

Ph: (781) 756-7273

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Emergency Medicine Doctors in Winchester, MA

Calvin A Lee, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 41 Highland Ave, Winchester, MA 01890
Phone: 508-580-1670    
Dr. Dana I. Zitkovsky, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 41 Highland Ave, Winchester Hospital Emergency Department, Winchester, MA 01890
Phone: 781-756-2000    
Brian Cruz, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 41 Highland Ave, Winchester, MA 01890
Phone: 781-756-7273    Fax: 781-756-7274
Shahrouz Hekmatpour, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 41 Highland Ave, Winchester, MA 01890
Phone: 781-729-2000    Fax: 781-756-7274
Joseph L Chang, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 41 Highland Ave, Winchester, MA 01890
Phone: 781-729-9000    
Dean Tully, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 41 Highland Ave, Winchester, MA 01890
Phone: 781-756-2000    

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