DR. CARRIE BUCHANAN SERRA M.D.
NPI 1245493907
Emergency Medicine in Tucson, AZ

NPI Status: Active since July 02, 2008

Contact Information

1501 N CAMPBELL AVE
TUCSON, AZ
ZIP 85724
Phone: (520) 626-7233

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Medicare Participation & PECOS Status
Areas of Expertise
Physician Visit Costs
Quality Reporting
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Years of Experience 18
Emergency Medicine
Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
PECOS Enrolled
Medicare Quality Reporting

About CARRIE SERRA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Carrie Serra, a provider established in Tucson, Arizona with a medical specialization in Emergency Medicine and more than 18 years of experience. She graduated from Tufts University School Of Medicine in 2008. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1245493907 assigned on July 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207P00000X with license number R70577 (AZ). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 14 years ago.

NPI: 1245493907
Provider Name: DR. CARRIE BUCHANAN SERRA M.D.
Other Name: DR. CARRIE BUCHANAN ADRION M.D.
Other Name Type: Former Name (1)
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1501 N CAMPBELL AVE TUCSON, AZ 85724
Location Phone: (520) 626-7233
Mailing Address: 1501 N CAMPBELL AVE P.O. BOX # 245085 TUCSON, AZ 85724
Mailing Phone: (520) 626-7233
Medical School Name: TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year: 2008
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 07-02-2008
Last Update Date: 04-11-2011
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Emergency Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: R70577
License State: AZ
Taxonomy Description: An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Carrie Serra is registered with Medicare and accepts claims assignment, this means the provider accepts the approved amount for the cost of rendered services as full payment. Participating providers may not charge beneficiaries more than the approved amount for their services. Please keep in mind that beneficiaries still have to pay a coinsurance or copayment amount for a visit or service.

Carrie Serra is enrolled in PECOS and is eligible to order or refer health care services for Medicare patients. The provider is eligible to order or refer: Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), a Home Health Agency (HHA) and Power Mobility Devices.

What is PECOS?
PECOS is the online Medicare enrollment management system or Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS as providers or suppliers. PECOS is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. Providers that want to participate in this program need to enroll in PECOS with their NPI number to avoid denied claims.

Is the provider registered in PECOS? Yes
PECOS PAC ID: 3274706890
What is the PECOS Associate Control ID?
A PAC ID is a unique 10-digit number assigned to an individual or organization healthcare provider in PECOS. The PAC ID is used to link together all the provider information, like tax identification numbers and organizational names. A PAC ID can be connected to multiple Enrollment IDs if an individual or organization has enrolled in PECOS more than once.
PECOS Enrollment ID: I20111026000978
What is the Provider Enrollment ID?
The Enrollment ID is a unique alphanumeric 15-digit code assigned to each new provider's PECOS enrollment application. The Enrollment ID is used to link together all the provider enrollment information like enrollment type, state, provider specialty, and reassignment of benefits.
Accepts Medicare Assignment? Yes
What does it mean "accepts medicare assignment"?
When a provider accepts Medicare assignment, the provider agrees to be paid directly by Medicare and to accept the payment amount approved by Medicare. Additionally, the provider agrees to not bill patients for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance amounts.
A provider who doesn't accept assignment may charge you up to 15% over the Medicare-approved amount. This is known as the limiting charge. You may have to pay this amount, or it may be covered by another insurer.
Eligible to Order or Refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging: Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer Durable Medical Equipment (DMEPOS): Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer a Home Health Agency (HHA): Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer Power Mobility Devices: Yes

Areas of Expertise

The following services and procedures, recently provided to Medicare patients, illustrate the range of care this provider offers. This list reflects the variety of services available to all patients visiting the practice and is based on 2022 Medicare dataset. In general, the more frequently a provider treats specific conditions or performs particular procedures, the more experienced they become in addressing similar patient needs. The provider has delivered many of the services listed below to Medicare patients. Please note that this list does not include services provided to patients who are not covered by Medicare.

Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity
Emergency department visit for problem of high severity
Emergency department visit for problem of moderate severity
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only

Physician Visit Costs

The typical physician office visit costs for Medicare beneficiaries in this area are: $21.47 for a new patient copayment and $24.5 for an established patient copayment.

The pricing information below displays the copayment minimum, maximum and average amount that patients under Medicare are charged when visiting this provider as a new or established patient. Please keep in mind that these prices are just for reference purposes, and the actual prices charged by the provider might be different.

For patients covered under private health plans the prices below are also useful as healthcare pricing for private insurance is usually established as a function of Medicare prices. Private insurance covered patients should check their individual plans to determine the exact pricing.

The prices below reflect the costs for new and established patients in the 85724 ZIP code area.

New Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for new patients office visits is 99203

Average New Patient Price $85.89
Minimum New Patient Price $55.44
Maximum New Patient Price $168.6

Average New Patient Copayment $21.47
Minimum New Patient Copayment $13.86
Maximum New Patient Copayment $42.15

Established Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for established patients office visits is 99214

Average Established Patient Price $98
Minimum Established Patient Price $17.72
Maximum Established Patient Price $137.41

Average Established Patient Copayment $24.5
Minimum Established Patient Copayment $4.43
Maximum Established Patient Copayment $34.35

* The physician office visit costs information is generated by statistical analysis of similar providers in the same geographical area. The pricing information above IS NOT the amount charged by this provider.

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
Implementation of an ASP	Yes	N/A
Change Activity Description to: Leadership of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) that includes implementation of an ASP that measures the appropriate use of antibiotics for several different conditions (such as but not limited to upper respiratory infection treatment in children, diagnosis of pharyngitis, bronchitis treatment in adults) according to clinical guidelines for diagnostics and therapeutics. Specific activities may include: • Develop facility-specific antibiogram and prepare report of findings with specific action plan that aligns with overall facility or practice strategic plan. • Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of patient care and patient safety protocols for the delivery of ASP including protocols pertaining to the most appropriate setting for such services (i.e., outpatient or inpatient). • Assist in improving ASP service line efficiency and effectiveness by evaluating and recommending improvements in the management structure and workflow of ASP processes. • Manage compliance of the ASP policies and assist with implementation of corrective actions in accordance with facility or clinic compliance policies and hospital medical staff by-laws. • Lead the education and training of professional support staff for the purpose of maintaining an efficient and effective ASP. • Coordinate communications between ASP management and facility or practice personnel regarding activities, services, and operational/clinical protocols to achieve overall compliance and understanding of the ASP. • Assist, at the request of the facility or practice, in preparing for and responding to third-party requests, including but not limited to payer audits, governmental inquiries, and professional inquiries that pertain to the ASP service line. • Implementing and tracking an evidence-based policy or practice aimed at improving antibiotic prescribing practices for high-priority conditions. • Developing and implementing evidence-based protocols and decision-support for diagnosis and treatment of common infections. • Implementing evidence-based protocols that align with recommendations in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship guidance
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.
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level	Yes	N/A
Measure and improve quality at the practice and panel level, such as the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Physician Scorecards, that could include one or more of the following: • Regularly review measures of quality, utilization, patient satisfaction and other measures that may be useful at the practice level and at the level of the care team or MIPS eligible clinician or group (panel); and/or • Use relevant data sources to create benchmarks and goals for performance at the practice level and panel level.
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	Yes	N/A
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.

NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

The following table explains the step by step NPI number validation process using the ISO standard Luhn algorithm.

Start with the original NPI number, the last digit is the check digit and is not used in the calculation.
1	2	4	5	4	9	3	9	0	7
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	2	8	5	8	9	6	9	0
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 2 + 8 + 5 + 8 + 9 + 6 + 9 + 0 + 24 = 73
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
80 - 73 = 7									7

The NPI number 1245493907 is valid because the calculated check digit 7 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.

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About CARRIE SERRA

Location Map

Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

Emergency Medicine

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Is the provider registered in PECOS? Yes

PECOS PAC ID: 3274706890

PECOS Enrollment ID: I20111026000978

Accepts Medicare Assignment? Yes

Eligible to Order or Refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging: Yes

Eligible to Order or Refer Durable Medical Equipment (DMEPOS): Yes

Eligible to Order or Refer a Home Health Agency (HHA): Yes

Eligible to Order or Refer Power Mobility Devices: Yes

Areas of Expertise

Critical care, first 30-74 minutes

Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity

Emergency department visit for problem of high severity

Emergency department visit for problem of moderate severity

Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only

Physician Visit Costs

New Patients Visit Costs *

Established Patients Visit Costs *

Quality Reporting

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NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

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