Finding Doctors and Other Providers Who Accept Medicare Questions

1. How Do I Find a Doctor Who Accepts Medicare?

   The Medicare website has a service called the Physician and Other Healthcare Professional Directory. Click on it and you can find doctors near you, listed by specialty, who accept Medicare patients. Or you can get the same information by calling Medicare toll-free at (800) MEDICARE ([800] 633-4227), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week...
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2. How can I find a Medicaid OBGYN?

   In many places it's hard to find a doctor who'll treat Medicaid patients -- as you've found out. That's because Medicaid pays doctors a lower amount per visit than Medicare or private insurance. The Medicaid program itself doesn't provide any simple way to find a doctor, but two other routes may help you out...
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3. How can I find a new doctor that accepts Medicare?

   The Medicare web site has a tool that can help you find doctors who accept Medicare patients. The tool gives you a list of those doctors who practice in your geographic area. The tool also breaks down this list of doctors by their medical specialty...
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4. Can a Medicare-friendly doctor demand payment in full first?

   Unfortunately, yes. There are two ways a doctor can get paid for treating you as a Medicare patient. If the doctor accepts "assignment," that means he may not charge you any more than the Medicare-approved amount for the services provided. In this case, he may require that you personally pay him your...
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5. Can Medicare help me find a psychiatrist who accepts Medicare?

   Yes, the Medicare web site has an interactive service called the Find a Physician page. Click on it and you can find a psychiatrist near you who accepts Medicare patients. Or, you can get the same information by calling Medicare toll-free at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week...
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6. What is the first step in finding a new doctor who accepts Medicare Part B?

   Medicare maintains a list of doctors and other providers who accept Medicare patients. The Medicare web site has a tool that gives you access to this list for doctors in your geographic area who accept Medicare patients. The tool also breaks down this list of doctors by their medical specialty...
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7. How do I find providers for Medicare glasses?

   The first problem is that, in general, Medicare doesn't cover eyeglasses at all. Medicare Part B only pays for eyeglasses following cataract surgery in which a new lens is implanted in the eye...
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8. Will Medicare cover a chair lift?

   Medicare probably does not cover a chair lift that moves up and down stairs. Medicare Part B covers what's called durable medical equipment. This includes "patient lifts," which are mechanical or hydraulic devices that help to safely lift a person out of or into a bed or chair. It's intended to avoid injuries to patients and caregivers alike...
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9. Does Medicare pay a MRI? If so, how many MRIs will Medicare cover in a year?

   There is no special Medicare rule limiting the number of MRI exams it will cover for a patient in one year. Whether Medicare Part B medical insurance will pay for any MRI – or for any other medical service -- depends on Medicare's determination that it is "medically necessa...
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10. Is there Medicare shoes for diabetics?

    Yes, it's true. Medicare Part B can pay for most of the cost of therapeutic shoes for someone whose diabetes has caused serious foot problems. If you have diabetes, Medicare can cover therapeutic shoes if you are being treated by a physician under a comprehensive diabetes care plan, and your doctor or...
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11. Will my Medicare cover a deviated septum?

    A deviated septum is a medical condition that can interfere with breathing and with the ability to taste, and may require treatment. Both Medicare Part A (for hospital costs) and Medicare Part B (for doctor and other outpatient costs) could cover that treatment, but only if your doctor determines that...
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12. I have a 98-year-old father who can still get around; however...

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13. How can I get financial help for my parents who are at their donut hole with their prescriptions?

    One of several big concessions Congress made to the pharmaceutical industry when enacting the Medicare Part D prescription drug program's was the "donut hole" -- a period of no coverage when each of your parent's total drug expenses for the year reach $2,510 but out-of-pocket costs haven't yet reached $4,050...
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14. Does Medicare pay for part-time home care?

    The short answer to your question is no. If your mother’s injuries were severe enough to require elaborate dressing changes (i.e. more than basic ointment application and bandaging) then a nurse might be assigned for a temporary period of time and with her (possibly) an ai...
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15. Can refusing some treatments invalidate Medicare?

    A patient (who is competent to make decisions) always has a right to refuse treatment. It sounds like what the doctor is doing is simply protecting himself or herself against a liability claim by getting written documentation that your husband's failure to follow a particular course of treatment is contrary to the doctor's medical advice...
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16. Should I get private insurance to keep my doctors?

    My doctor no longer takes Medicare - seems many doctors are making this choice now - is it wise to have medical ins., other than medicare, and keep my doctor or change doctors?

17. How do I find a Medicare supplier?

    I was told that I have to purchase my new glasses after cataract surgery from an approved Medicare supplier. Where can I find the approved Medicare supplier in the Boca Raton, Florida, area? Is there a list somewhere?