Howard S Tuch, M.D.

Primary specialty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RH0002X

License

ME61438 Issued in FL

Practice address

1 Tampa General Cir
Tampa, FL 33606-3571

Phone

(813) 844-7917

Fax

(813) 844-1609

NPI assigned

Jun 27, 2005

Last updated

Mar 30, 2021By the provider in NPPES

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 2

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in FL

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 1

Specialty

Internal MedicineAlso: Hospice/Palliative Care

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 1985

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Tampa General Medical Group IncGroup PAC ID 7416253828, 353 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

0 of 100Reported as group

Quality

0

Promoting interoperability

0

Improvement activities

0

Cost

0

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• Optimum HealthCare HMO Network
• Freedom Health HMO Network

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://epicproxy.et0761.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/R4/
• Direct secure messaging: htuch319928@direct.tgh.org

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

• Tampa General Medical Group Inc

  dba TGMG Bayshore

  • Surgery Physician
  • Tampa, FL
  • NPI 1043557853

  Geriatric Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Tampa General Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tampa, FL
  • NPI 1124558929
  NPD
• Tampa General Medical Group

  dba TGMG Sun City

  • Cardiac Rehabilitation Registered Nurse
  • Wimauma, FL
  • NPI 1013258748

  Internal Medicine

  NPD
• Tampa General Medical Group Inc

  dba TGH Heart & Vascular Institute Sun City

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Sun City Center, FL
  • NPI 1144910316
  NPD
• Empath Health Pharmaceuticals, LLC

  dba Empath Health Pharmaceuticals

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Largo, FL
  • NPI 1407257470
  NPD (past)
• Tampa General Medical Group Inc

  dba TGMG Lois

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Tampa, FL
  • NPI 1164769063
  NPD (past)
• The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Inc.

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Palm Harbor, FL
  • NPI 1124028204

  Internal Medicine

  NPD (past)

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

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    "number": "1548266356",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 917770",
            "city": "ORLANDO",
            "state": "FL",
            "postal_code": "328910001"
        },
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "address_1": "1 TAMPA GENERAL CIR",
            "city": "TAMPA",
            "state": "FL",
            "postal_code": "336063571",
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            "fax_number": "813-844-1609"
        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "first_name": "HOWARD",
        "middle_name": "S",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-06-27",
        "last_updated": "2021-03-30",
        "certification_date": "2021-03-30",
        "status": "A"
    },
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    "identifiers": [
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            "issuer": null,
            "identifier": "003052600",
            "state": "FL"
        },
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            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD",
            "identifier": "14AN8",
            "state": "FL"
        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [
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            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
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            "endpoint": "htuch8775@direct.tgh.org",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "address_1": "1 Tampa General Cir",
            "city": "Tampa",
            "state": "FL",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "336063571",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

• Patrick Tu, PHARM.D.
• Samantha Tubbs-Crews, LMHC
• Ryan Sean Tubbs, PA
• Juliana Tuberquia
• Brandee Nicole Tuccy, COTA/L
• Tucker & Tucker Alf
• Alaina Camele Tucker
• Aric Tucker, D.O.
• Bettina Sanders Tucker, AU.D., CCC-A
• Dale Tucker, MA

• Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Tampa, FL
• Providers in Tampa, FL by specialty
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Florida

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 30, 2021; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• 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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