Laura A Houck, CRNP - Medicare Nurse Practitioner in Abington, PA

Laura A Houck, CRNP is a medicare enrolled "Nurse Practitioner" in Abington, Pennsylvania. Her current practice location is 1200 Old York Rd Ste 2b, Abington, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (215) 481-2222.

Laura A Houck is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number SP019012) 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 1487142634.

Contact Information

Laura A Houck, CRNP
1200 Old York Rd Ste 2b,
Abington, PA 19001-3720
(215) 481-2222
(215) 481-4361



Provider's Profile

Full NameLaura A Houck
GenderFemale
SpecialityNurse Practitioner
Location1200 Old York Rd Ste 2b, Abington, Pennsylvania
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1487142634
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 04/24/2018
  • Last Update Date: 02/21/2020
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 3072865872
  • Enrollment ID: I20181005000686

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Laura A Houck such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1487142634NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
363AM0700XPhysician Assistant - Medical SP019012 (Pennsylvania)Secondary
363L00000XNurse Practitioner SP019012 (Pennsylvania)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. Laura A Houck allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameLancaster General Hospital
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Hospital Department(s)
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1730323759
PECOS PAC ID: 1254240039
Enrollment ID: O20090710000234

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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. Laura A Houck 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
Laura A Houck, CRNP
2500 Maryland Rd Ste 400,
Willow Grove, PA 19090-1225

Ph: (215) 481-4143
Laura A Houck, CRNP
1200 Old York Rd Ste 2b,
Abington, PA 19001-3720

Ph: (215) 481-2222

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Nurse Practitioner Nurses in Abington, PA

Andriy Bashta,
Nurse Practitioner
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1200 Old York Rd, Abington, PA 19001
Phone: 215-481-3145    
Lisa Juarez, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1200 Old York Road, Dixon Building Ste 201, Abington, PA 19001
Phone: 215-481-6839    Fax: 215-481-3515
Nancy Deangelis, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1245 Highland Ave, Suite #308, Abington, PA 19001
Phone: 215-481-5450    Fax: 215-481-5435
Phu A Dinh, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 1200 Old York Rd, Abington, PA 19001
Phone: 215-481-2000    
Cindy L Wade,
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Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 1200 Old York Rd, Abington, PA 19001
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Victoria Damico,
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Patricia Bussinger,
Nurse Practitioner
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