DR. MICHAEL BARD M.D.
NPI 1255336616
Otolaryngology in Danbury, CT

Quality Rating: 95.16 out of 100 score

NPI Status: Active since June 14, 2005

Contact Information

107 NEWTOWN RD
2A
DANBURY, CT
ZIP 06810
Phone: (203) 830-4700
Fax: (203) 730-4166

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Table of Contents

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Insurance Plans Accepted
Medicare Participation & PECOS Status
Areas of Expertise
Durable Medical Equipment
Physician Visit Costs
Overall Quality Performance
Quality Reporting
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Years of Experience 39
Otolaryngology
Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
PECOS Enrolled
Medicare Quality Reporting

About MICHAEL BARD

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Michael Bard, a provider established in Danbury, Connecticut with a medical specialization in Otolaryngology and more than 39 years of experience. He graduated from Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai in 1987. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1255336616 assigned on June 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207Y00000X with license number 032800 (CT). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 12 years ago.

NPI: 1255336616
Provider Name: DR. MICHAEL BARD M.D.
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 107 NEWTOWN RD 2A DANBURY, CT 06810
Location Phone: (203) 830-4700
Location Fax: (203) 730-4166
Mailing Address: 107 NEWTOWN RD 2A DANBURY, CT 06810
Mailing Phone: (203) 830-4700
Mailing Fax: (203) 730-4166
Medical School Name: ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
Graduation Year: 1987
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 06-14-2005
Last Update Date: 05-13-2013
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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: Otolaryngology
Taxonomy Code: 207Y00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 032800
License State: CT
Taxonomy Description: An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems and related structures of the head and neck. An otolaryngologist diagnoses and provides medical and/or surgical therapy or prevention of diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders and/or injuries of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory and upper alimentary systems, face, jaws and the other head and neck systems. Head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and the treatment of disorders of hearing and voice are fundamental areas of expertise.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	174400000X	Other Service Providers	Specialist	032800 (CT)

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State
040000241	MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04)	CT
001328005	MEDICAID (05)	CT
F75335	MEDICARE UPIN (02)	CT

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Michael Bard 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.

Michael Bard 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: 7911898598
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: I20100216000564
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

Provider Referred Orders for Durable Medical Equipment, Devices & Supplies

The following list reflects the services, supplies or durable medical equipment ordered by this provider to a DME supplier on behalf of patients. The information below is derived from Medicare claims data and reflects the BETOS category, HCPCS code information and the number times each service was submitted under the Medicare fee-for-service program.

Durable Medical Equipment

DME-Other DME (DE001N)
Tubing used with positive airway pressure device (HCPCS:A7037)
4 DME suppliers used 15 Medicare Claims 15 Services Paid
DME-Other DME (DE001N)
Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device (HCPCS:A7038)
4 DME suppliers used 17 Medicare Claims 97 Services Paid
DME-Other DME (DE001N)
Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device (HCPCS:E0601)
2 DME suppliers used 24 Medicare Claims 24 Services Paid

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.

Complex control of nose bleed
Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test
Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes
Evaluation and testing for balance with recording
Evaluation of brain response to sound for diagnosis of nervous system disorders with interpretation and report
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes
Placement of ear probe for computerized measurement of sound with interpretation and report
Removal of impacted ear wax
Removal of impacted ear wax by washing
Repositioning exercises of head for treatment of dizziness, each day
Test for ability to detect and repeat spoken words with speech recognition
Test for eardrum and muscle function
Test for hearing various pitches using earphone
Test for hearing various pitches using earphone and device placed against the bone
Test to assess balance during warm and cool irrigation in both ears
Test to assess electrical potentials generated in the inner ear as a result of sound stimulation
Test to assess middle ear function
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux

Physician Visit Costs

The typical physician office visit costs for Medicare beneficiaries in this area are: $34.71 for a new patient copayment and $18.88 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 06810 ZIP code area.

New Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for new patients office visits is 99204

Average New Patient Price $138.84
Minimum New Patient Price $60.82
Maximum New Patient Price $183.1

Average New Patient Copayment $34.71
Minimum New Patient Copayment $15.2
Maximum New Patient Copayment $45.77

Established Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for established patients office visits is 99213

Average Established Patient Price $75.55
Minimum Established Patient Price $19.76
Maximum Established Patient Price $149.26

Average Established Patient Copayment $18.88
Minimum Established Patient Copayment $4.94
Maximum Established Patient Copayment $37.31

* 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.

Overall MIPS Quality Performance

The provider participated in CMS Quality Payment Program under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and has an overall final score of 95.16, based on four performance areas: quality, improvement activities, promoting interoperability, and cost. The purpose of this information is to help people with Medicare make informed decisions and incentivize doctors and clinicians to maximize performance.

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is a way providers could use to participate in CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP). The MIPS program affects clinician reimbursement for Part B covered professional services and also rewards them for improving the quality of patient care and outcomes.

Final Score: 95.16 out of 100

The MIPS program evaluates providers across multiple categories with a specific weight for each category resulting a in a MIPS final score that ranges from 0 to 100 points. The MIPS Final Score determines whether providers receive a negative, neutral or positive MIPS payment adjustment.
Quality Score: 80.19

The Quality category assesses providers performance on clinical practices and patient outcomes under the traditional MIPS program. The quality measures help identify the quality of healthcare processes, outcomes, and patient experiences. The Quality measure category compromises 40% providers final MPIS scores.

There are six collection types for MIPS quality measures: Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs), MIPS Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs), Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) Measures, Medicare Part B claims measures, CMS Web Interface measures and The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) for MIPS Survey.
Promoting Interoperability Score: 100

The Interoperability category measures the providers ability to use technology to exchange and make use of healthcare information in a way that is less burdensome and improves outcomes. The Interoperability measure category compromises 25% providers final MPIS scores.

The MIPS Interoperability measure focuses on the use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) to improve patient access health information, the exchange of information between clinicians and pharmacies and the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of healthcare data.
Improvement Activities Score: 40

The Improvement Activities performance category evaluates the providers participation in clinical activities that support the improvement of clinical practice, care delivery, and outcomes. Providers have the option to choose 2 to 4 activities from an inventory of over 100 improvement activities. Providers typically choose the activities that best fit their needs. The improvement activities measure category compromises 15% providers final MPIS scores.

The Improvement measures aim to better patient engagement, patient safety and other areas of patient care. The Improvement Activities category compromises 15% of providers final MPIS scores.
Cost Score: N/A

The Cost performance category asses the amount and types of services provided and how clinicians coordinate care and seek improvement of health outcomes by ensuring patients receive the appropriate services.

Although providers don't determine the price of healthcare services they are important in delivering high-quality care at a reasonable cost. The Cost measures category compromises 20% of providers final MPIS scores.
Cost Score: N/A

The Cost performance category asses the amount and types of services provided and how clinicians coordinate care and seek improvement of health outcomes by ensuring patients receive the appropriate services.

Although providers don't determine the price of healthcare services they are important in delivering high-quality care at a reasonable cost. The Cost measures category compromises 20% of providers final MPIS scores.

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
Clinical Information Reconciliation	63%	387
For at least one transition of care or referral received or patient encounter in which the MIPS eligible clinician has never before encountered the patient, the MIPS eligible clinician performs clinical information reconciliation. The MIPS eligible clinician must implement clinical information reconciliation for the following three clinical information sets: (1) Medication. Review of the patient's medication, including the name, dosage, frequency, and route of each medication. (2) Medication allergy. Review of the patient's known medication allergies. (3) Current Problem list. Review of the patient's current and active diagnoses.
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.
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes	N/A
Seeing new and follow-up Medicaid patients in a timely manner, including individuals dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. A timely manner is defined as within 10 business days for this activity.
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes	N/A
Access to an enhanced patient portal that provides up to date information related to relevant chronic disease health or blood pressure control, and includes interactive features allowing patients to enter health information and/or enables bidirectional communication about medication changes and adherence.
e-Prescribing	93%	457
At least one permissible prescription written by the MIPS eligible clinician is queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using certified EHR technology.
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes	N/A
Manage medications to maximize efficiency, effectiveness and safety that could include one or more of the following: Reconcile and coordinate medications and provide medication management across transitions of care settings and eligible clinicians or groups; Integrate a pharmacist into the care team; and/or Conduct periodic, structured medication reviews.
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes	N/A
Performance of regular practices that include providing specialist reports back to the referring individual MIPS eligible clinician or group to close the referral loop or where the referring individual MIPS eligible clinician or group initiates regular inquiries to specialist for specialist reports which could be documented or noted in the EHR technology.
Patient-Specific Education	6%	527
The MIPS eligible clinician must use clinically relevant information from certified EHR technology to identify patient-specific educational resources and provide electronic access to those materials to at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician.
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information	Yes	N/A
Ensure that there is bilateral exchange of necessary patient information to guide patient care, such as Open Notes, that could include one or more of the following: • Participate in a Health Information Exchange if available; and/or • Use structured referral notes.
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes	N/A
• Provide 24/7 access to MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, or care teams for advice about urgent and emergent care (e.g., MIPS eligible clinician and care team access to medical record, cross-coverage with access to medical record, or protocol-driven nurse line with access to medical record) that could include one or more of the following: • Expanded hours in evenings and weekends with access to the patient medical record (e.g., coordinate with small practices to provide alternate hour office visits and urgent care); • Use of alternatives to increase access to care team by MIPS eligible clinicians and groups, such as e-visits, phone visits, group visits, home visits and alternate locations (e.g., senior centers and assisted living centers); and/or Provision of same-day or next-day access to a consistent MIPS eligible clinician, group or care team when needed for urgent care or transition management.
Provide Patient Access	99%	527
For at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician: (1) The patient (or the patient authorized representative) is provided timely access to view online, download, and transmit his or her health information; and (2) The MIPS eligible clinician ensures the patient's health information is available for the patient (or patient-authorized representative) to access using any application of their choice that is configured to meet the technical specifications of the Application Programing Interface (API) in the MIPS eligible clinician's certified EHR technology.
Request/Accept Summary of Care	1%	387
For at least one transition of care or referral received or patient encounter in which the MIPS eligible clinician has never before encountered the patient, the MIPS eligible clinician receives or retrieves and incorporates into the patient's record an electronic summary of care document.
Secure Messaging	99%	527
For at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period, a secure message was sent using the electronic messaging function of certified EHR technology to the patient (or the patient-authorized representative), or in response to a secure message sent by the patient (or the patient-authorized representative).
Security Risk Analysis	Yes	N/A
Conduct or review a security risk analysis in accordance with the requirements in 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1), including addressing the security (to include encryption) of ePHI data created or maintained by certified EHR technology in accordance with requirements in 45 CFR164.312(a)(2)(iv) and 45 CFR 164.306(d)(3), and implement security updates as necessary and correct identified security deficiencies as part of the MIPS eligible clinician's risk management process.
Send a Summary of Care	96%	50
For at least one transition of care or referral, the MIPS eligible clinician that transitions or refers their patient to another setting of care or health care provider-(1) creates a summary of care record using certified EHR technology; and (2) electronically exchanges the summary of care record.

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	5	5	3	3	6	6	1	6
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	2	10	5	6	3	12	6	2
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 24 = 54
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
60 - 54 = 6									6

The NPI number 1255336616 is valid because the calculated check digit 6 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.

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DR. KAREN KOVACS M.D.

Specialist

107 NEWTOWN RD
DANBURY, CT
ZIP 06810

About MICHAEL BARD

Location Map

Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

Otolaryngology

Secondary Taxonomies

Specialist

Insurance Plans Accepted

Additional Identifiers

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Is the provider registered in PECOS? Yes

PECOS PAC ID: 7911898598

PECOS Enrollment ID: I20100216000564

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

Provider Referred Orders for Durable Medical Equipment, Devices & Supplies

Durable Medical Equipment

Areas of Expertise

Complex control of nose bleed

Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test

Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope

Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope

Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes

Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes

Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes

Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes

Evaluation and testing for balance with recording

Evaluation of brain response to sound for diagnosis of nervous system disorders with interpretation and report

New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes

New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes

New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes

Placement of ear probe for computerized measurement of sound with interpretation and report

Removal of impacted ear wax

Removal of impacted ear wax by washing

Repositioning exercises of head for treatment of dizziness, each day

Test for ability to detect and repeat spoken words with speech recognition

Test for eardrum and muscle function

Test for hearing various pitches using earphone

Test for hearing various pitches using earphone and device placed against the bone

Test to assess balance during warm and cool irrigation in both ears

Test to assess electrical potentials generated in the inner ear as a result of sound stimulation

Test to assess middle ear function

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux

Physician Visit Costs

New Patients Visit Costs *

Established Patients Visit Costs *

Overall MIPS Quality Performance

Final Score: 95.16 out of 100

Quality Score: 80.19

Promoting Interoperability Score: 100

Improvement Activities Score: 40

Cost Score: N/A

Cost Score: N/A

Quality Reporting

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NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

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