Doctors that take CHAMPVA in Lakewood, CA
1 place in Lakewood say it on their own website. Each one shows the exact sentence we read and a link to the page it is printed on, so you can check it yourself before you call.
Hospitals that have to take CHAMPVA
These are the Medicare hospitals nearest you. None of them prints CHAMPVA on their website, so they are not on the list above. They are here because a hospital that takes part in Medicare is required to take CHAMPVA as well and to accept what CHAMPVA pays as payment in full. Call the billing department, say you have CHAMPVA, and ask them to bill it.
- Medicare hospitalEmergency room2 mi away
Uci Health-Lakewood
3700 South St, Lakewood, CA, 90712
2 out of 5 from Medicare
- Medicare hospital3 mi away
College Hospital
10802 College Pl, Cerritos, CA, 90703
- Medicare hospitalEmergency room4 mi away
Coast Plaza Hospital
13100 Studerbaker Road, Norwalk, CA, 90650
1 out of 5 from Medicare
- Medicare hospitalEmergency room4 mi away
Dept of State Hospitals - Metropolitan - Psy
11401 S Norwalk Blvd, Norwalk, CA, 90650
- Medicare hospital4 mi away
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital
7901 Walker Street, La Palma, CA, 90623
3 out of 5 from Medicare
- Medicare hospitalEmergency room5 mi away
VA Long Beach Healthcare System
5901 E. Seventh Street, Long Beach, CA, 90822
4 out of 5 from Medicare
- Medicare hospitalEmergency room5 mi away
Uci Health - Los Alamitos
3751 Katella Avenue, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720
1 out of 5 from Medicare
- Medicare hospital5 mi away
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey
9333 Imperial Highway, Downey, CA, 90242
4 out of 5 from Medicare
The names, addresses, phone numbers and star ratings on this list come from Medicare’s own public hospital records. The rule about Medicare hospitals having to take CHAMPVA is in the federal regulations at 42 CFR 489.25.
After the appointment comes the bill
CHAMPVA pays most of it and you pay the rest, and the pieces arrive weeks apart from the clinic, the doctor and the lab. Orangita keeps every receipt, what was paid and what is still owed in one place your whole family can see. Free to start, and it works the same in Lakewood as anywhere else.
Start tracking your medical billsQuestions people ask about CHAMPVA in Lakewood
- Does CHAMPVA have a network of approved doctors?
- No. CHAMPVA has no network. A hospital that takes part in Medicare is required to take CHAMPVA as well, and to accept what CHAMPVA pays as payment in full. Most places simply never print that, which is why this list is only the ones who say it out loud, and why the hospitals above are worth calling too.
- How do I check a Lakewood doctor takes CHAMPVA before I go?
- Call the number on their listing and ask for the billing department, not the front desk. Say you have CHAMPVA and ask whether they will bill it directly. Ask as well whether the doctor you are being sent to bills separately from the clinic, because that bill can come from somewhere else.
- Why is this list not longer?
- Because nothing goes on it without proof. We read a place’s own website and only list it when their own words say they take CHAMPVA. A site we could not read is never counted as a yes, and we never guess.