William Frank Polito, MD in Torrington, CT - Medicare Surgery

William Frank Polito, MD is a medicare enrolled "Surgery" physician in Torrington, Connecticut. His current practice location is 538 Litchfield St, Suite 201, Torrington, Connecticut. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (860) 489-7017.

William Frank Polito is licensed to practice in Connecticut (license number 26224) 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 1205815586.

Contact Information

	William Frank Polito, MD
	538 Litchfield St, Suite 201, Torrington, CT 06790-6669
	(860) 489-7017
	(860) 489-8943

Physician's Profile

Full Name	William Frank Polito
Gender	Male
Speciality	Surgery
Location	538 Litchfield St, Torrington, Connecticut
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1205815586
Provider Enumeration Date: 01/13/2006
Last Update Date: 07/08/2007

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 0749276798
Enrollment ID: I20040423000755

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for William Frank Polito such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1205815586	NPI	-	NPPES
LIS030	Other		OXFORD
0154903	Other		CIGNA
026224	Other		CONNECTICARE
001315466-01	Other	CT	BLUECARE FAMILY PLAN (MCD
2V4880	Other		HEALTHNET
010026224CT03	Other	CT	ANTHEM BC/BS
3487058	Other		AETNA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
208600000X	Surgery	26224 (Connecticut)	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. William Frank Polito allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1629075734 PECOS PAC ID: 4486557501 Enrollment ID: O20040128000183

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Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
William Frank Polito, MD 538 Litchfield St, Suite 201, Torrington, CT 06790-6669 Ph: (860) 489-7017	William Frank Polito, MD 538 Litchfield St, Suite 201, Torrington, CT 06790-6669 Ph: (860) 489-7017

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Surgery Doctors in Torrington, CT

David Christopher Aughton, M.D. Surgery Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 538 Litchfield St Ste 201, Torrington, CT 06790 Phone: 860-489-7017
William Hugh Mcgeehin, MD Surgery Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 538 Litchfield St, Suite 201, Torrington, CT 06790 Phone: 860-489-7017 Fax: 860-489-8943
Dr. Alexandra Justine Sanowski-bell, M.D. Surgery Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 540 Litchfield St, Torrington, CT 06790 Phone: 860-489-7017
David L Giles, M.D. Surgery Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, 540 Litchfield Road, Torrington, CT 06790 Phone: 860-496-6666
Timothy Peter Gostkowski, MD Surgery Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 538 Litchfield St, Suite 201, Torrington, CT 06790 Phone: 860-489-7017 Fax: 860-489-8943

William Frank Polito, MD - Medicare Surgery in Torrington, CT

Contact Information

Physician's Profile

Medical Identifiers

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Medicare Reassignments

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Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

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