Benjamin Walker Appelo, MD

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

ME161231 Issued in FL

Practice address

3631 Bienville Blvd
Ocean Springs, MS 39564-5702

Phone

(228) 875-2020

Fax

(228) 875-2036

NPI assigned

Apr 16, 2018

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other identifiers 3

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in FL, MS2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

Florida State University College of Medicine, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Health First Medical Group, LLC 701 clinicians

Health First Physician Specialties Inc 58 clinicians

Mississippi Eye Associates 2 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Holmes Regional Medical Center Hospital, Melbourne, FL, CCN 100019

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Mississippi Eye Associates

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Ocean Springs, MS
  • NPI 1033428990

  MS, Ophthalmology

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Health First Medical Group, LLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • Melbourne, FL
  • NPI 1750626495

  FL

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Health First Physician Specialties Inc

  • Orthopaedic Trauma Physician
  • Melbourne, FL
  • NPI 1336390020

  FL

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tallahassee, FL
  • NPI 1437177664

  FL

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Health First Medical Group, LLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • Rockledge, FL
  • NPI 1073268934
  Care Compare group
• Health First Medical Group, LLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Melbourne, FL
  • NPI 1831738392
  Care Compare group
• Health First Medical Group, LLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Melbourne, FL
  • NPI 1932748423
  Care Compare group
• Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Inc

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Tallahassee, FL
  • NPI 1366293102
  NPD
• Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Inc

  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
  • Tallahassee, FL
  • NPI 1396365623
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Holmes Regional Medical Center, Inc.

  • Air Ambulance
  • Melbourne, FL
  • NPI 1235312281

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Holmes Regional Medical Center, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Melbourne, FL
  • NPI 1295702728

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "3551 ROGER BROOKE DR",
            "city": "FORT SAM HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "782344504",
            "telephone_number": "210-292-5077",
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• All providers in Ocean Springs, MS
• Ophthalmology Physician in Mississippi

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• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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