Vijay Chaku, MD in Saginaw, MI - Medicare Internal Medicine

Vijay Chaku, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine" physician in Saginaw, Michigan. He graduated from medical school in 1974 and has 50 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. His current practice location is 3400 Shattuck Rd, Saginaw, Michigan. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (989) 791-2512.

Vijay Chaku is licensed to practice in Michigan (license number VC046248) 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 1700823127.

Contact Information

	Vijay Chaku, MD
	3400 Shattuck Rd, Saginaw, MI 48603-3157
	(989) 791-2512
	(989) 791-2534

Physician's Profile

Full Name	Vijay Chaku
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	50 Years
Location	3400 Shattuck Rd, Saginaw, Michigan
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:

Vijay Chaku graduated from medical school in 1974

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1700823127
Provider Enumeration Date: 06/02/2006
Last Update Date: 02/21/2008

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 0547343626
Enrollment ID: I20080213000060

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Vijay Chaku such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1700823127	NPI	-	NPPES
2725830	Medicaid	MI

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RC0200X	Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine	VC046248 (Michigan)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Covenant Medical Center	Saginaw, MI	Hospital

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. Vijay Chaku 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
Vijay Chaku, MD 3400 Shattuck Rd, Saginaw, MI 48603-3157 Ph: (989) 791-2512	Vijay Chaku, MD 3400 Shattuck Rd, Saginaw, MI 48603-3157 Ph: (989) 791-2512

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Vijay Chaku, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Saginaw, MI