MR. STEVEN H PALETSKY MD
NPI 1215946785
Urology in Ft Myers, FL
NPI Status: Active since August 05, 2006
Contact Information
7335 GLADIOLUS DRIVE
FT MYERS, FL
ZIP 33908
Phone: (239) 689-6677
Fax: (239) 939-7511
- Individual
- Male
- Urology
- Medicare Quality Reporting
About STEVEN PALETSKY
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Steven Paletsky, a provider established in Ft Myers, Florida with a medical specialization in Urology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1215946785 assigned on August 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208800000X with license number ME37399 (FL). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 9 years ago.
- NPI
- 1215946785
- Provider Name
- MR. STEVEN H PALETSKY MD
- Gender
- Male
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 7335 GLADIOLUS DRIVE FT MYERS, FL 33908
- Location Phone
- (239) 689-6677
- Location Fax
- (239) 939-7511
- Mailing Address
- 2234 COLONIAL BLVD MANAGED CARE DEPARTMENT FORT MYERS, FL 33907
- Mailing Phone
- (239) 931-7342
- Mailing Fax
- (239) 939-7511
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 08-05-2006
- Last Update Date
- 04-10-2017
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy
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- Classification
Urology
- Taxonomy Code
- 208800000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- ME37399
- License State
- FL
- Taxonomy Description
- A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.
Insurance Plans Accepted
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Additional Identifiers
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| Identifier | Type / Code | Identifier State | Identifier Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0161329 | OTHER (01) | FL | CIGNA PROVIDER # |
| P00391840 | OTHER (01) | FL | RAILROAD MEDICARE |
| 36279Y | MEDICARE PIN (08) | FL | |
| 36279 | OTHER (01) | FL | BCBS OF FL PROVIDER # |
| 15985 | OTHER (01) | FL | WELLCARE |
| 4094228 | OTHER (01) | FL | AETNA PROVIDER # |
| D54461 | MEDICARE UPIN (02) |
Quality Reporting
The provider participated in CMS Quality Payment Program. The Quality Payment Program aims to improve population health, reduce costs and improve the care received by Medicare beneficiaries. The following quality measures meet Medicare's statistical reporting standards. Not all providers report the same information, because not all providers give the same services to patients. The quality information is just a snapshot of some the care providers give to their patients. Reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality.
| Quality Measure | Performance | Number of Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Collection and follow-up on patient experience and satisfaction data on beneficiary engagement | Yes | N/A |
| Collection and follow-up on patient experience and satisfaction data on beneficiary engagement, including development of improvement plan. | ||
| Implementation of formal quality improvement methods, practice changes, or other practice improvement processes | Yes | N/A |
| Adopt a formal model for quality improvement and create a culture in which all staff actively participates in improvement activities that could include one or more of the following such as: • Multi-Source Feedback; • Train all staff in quality improvement methods; • Integrate practice change/quality improvement into staff duties; • Engage all staff in identifying and testing practices changes; • Designate regular team meetings to review data and plan improvement cycles; • Promote transparency and accelerate improvement by sharing practice level and panel level quality of care, patient experience and utilization data with staff; and/or • Promote transparency and engage patients and families by sharing practice level quality of care, patient experience and utilization data with patients and families, including activities in which clinicians act upon patient experience data. | ||
| Use of Patient Safety Tools | Yes | N/A |
| Use of tools that assist specialty practices in tracking specific measures that are meaningful to their practice, such as use of a surgical risk calculator, evidence based protocols such as Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols, the CDC Guide for Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings, (https://www.cdc.gov/hai/settings/outpatient/outpatient-care-guidelines.html), predictive algorithms, or other such tools. | ||
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NPI NPI Number Validation
How NPI Validation Works
The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.
To verify the NPI 1215946785, we treat the final digit (5) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).
Digit-by-digit view
Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.
Step 1: Double every other digit from the right
Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1215946785, enumerated as an "individual" on August 05, 2006.
The provider is located at 7335 GLADIOLUS DRIVE FT MYERS, FL 33908 and the phone number is (239) 689-6677.
Urology with taxonomy code 208800000X.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Cigna, Medicare, Medicaid, Railroad Medicare, Blue. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
