DR. MICHAEL DAVID DENNIS M.D.
NPI 1447259809
Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine in San Antonio, TX

NPI Status: Active since July 19, 2005

Contact Information

9150 HUEBNER RD STE 290
SAN ANTONIO, TX
ZIP 78240
Phone: (210) 614-6432
Fax: (210) 615-3577

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Insurance Plans Accepted
Quality Reporting
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
Accepts Insurance
Medicare Quality Reporting

About MICHAEL DENNIS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Michael Dennis, a provider established in San Antonio, Texas with a medical specialization in Orthopaedic Surgery, focusing in orthopaedic surgery of the spine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1447259809 assigned on July 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207XS0117X with license number E4294 (TX). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 5 years ago.

NPI: 1447259809
Provider Name: DR. MICHAEL DAVID DENNIS M.D.
Other Name: DR. M. DAVID DENNIS M.D.
Other Name Type: Other Name (5)
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 9150 HUEBNER RD STE 290 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78240
Location Phone: (210) 614-6432
Location Fax: (210) 615-3577
Mailing Address: 9150 HUEBNER RD STE 290 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78240
Mailing Phone: (210) 614-6432
Mailing Fax: (210) 615-3577
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-19-2005
Last Update Date: 01-05-2021
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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: Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
Taxonomy Code: 207XS0117X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: E4294
License State: TX
Taxonomy Description: Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, orthopaedic surgeons of the spine deal with the evaluation and nonoperative and operative treatment of the full spectrum of primary spinal disorders including trauma, degenerative, deformity, tumor, and reconstructive.

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	207X00000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Orthopaedic Surgery	E4294 (TX)

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

Blue Advantage Bronze HMO? 204 - HMO
Blue Advantage Bronze HMO? 301 - HMO
Blue Advantage Bronze HMO? Standard - HMO
Blue Advantage Gold HMO? 206 - HMO
Blue Advantage Gold HMO? 603 - HMO
Blue Advantage Gold HMO? Standard - HMO
Blue Advantage Plus Bronze? 303 - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Bronze? 305 - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Bronze? Standard - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Gold? 203 - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Gold? 803 - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Gold? Standard - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Silver? 202 - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Silver? 605 - POS
Blue Advantage Plus Silver? Standard - POS
Blue Advantage Security HMO? 200 - HMO
Blue Advantage Silver HMO? 205 - HMO
Blue Advantage Silver HMO? 801 - HMO
Blue Advantage Silver HMO? Standard - HMO

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

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
Breast Cancer Screening	27%	215
Percentage of women 50-74 years of age who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer
Care Plan	3%	289
Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older who have an advance care plan or surrogate decision maker documented in the medical record that an advance care plan was discussed but the patient did not wish or was not able to name a surrogate decision maker or provide an advance care plan
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes	N/A
Proactively manage chronic and preventive care for empaneled patients that could include one or more of the following: • Provide patients annually with an opportunity for development and/or adjustment of an individualized plan of care as appropriate to age and health status, including health risk appraisal; gender, age and condition-specific preventive care services; and plan of care for chronic conditions; • Use condition-specific pathways for care of chronic conditions (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, depression, asthma and heart failure) with evidence-based protocols to guide treatment to target; such as a CDC-recognized diabetes prevention program; • Use pre-visit planning to optimize preventive care and team management of patients with chronic conditions; • Use panel support tools (registry functionality) to identify services due; • Use predictive analytical models to predict risk, onset and progression of chronic diseases; or • Use reminders and outreach (e.g., phone calls, emails, postcards, patient portals and community health workers where available) to alert and educate patients about services due; and/or routine medication reconciliation.
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report	41%	396
Percentage of patients with referrals, regardless of age, for which the referring provider receives a report from the provider to whom the patient was referred
Colorectal Cancer Screening	41%	429
Percentage of adults 50-75 years of age who had appropriate screening for colorectal cancer
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	100%	1624
Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter. This list must include ALL known prescriptions, over-the-counters, herbals, and vitamin/mineral/dietary (nutritional) supplements AND must contain the medications' name, dosage, frequency and route of administration
e-Prescribing	98%	324
At least one permissible prescription written by the MIPS eligible clinician is queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using certified EHR technology.
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk	21%	270
Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk during the measurement period
Health Information Exchange	79%	788
The MIPS eligible clinician that transitions or refers their patient to another setting of care or health care clinician (1) uses CEHRT to create a summary of care record; and (2) electronically transmits such summary to a receiving health care clinician for at least one transition of care or referral.
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.
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.
Medication Reconciliation	100%	403
The MIPS eligible clinician performs medication reconciliation for at least one transition of care in which the patient is transitioned into the care of the MIPS eligible clinician.
Patient-Specific Education	96%	838
The MIPS eligible clinician must use clinically relevant information from CEHRT to identify patient-specific educational resources and provide access to those materials to at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician.
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults	50%	273
Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who have ever received a pneumococcal vaccine
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan	96%	761
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a BMI documented during the current encounter or during the previous twelve months AND with a BMI outside of normal parameters, a follow-up plan is documented during the encounter or during the previous twelve months of the current encounter Normal Parameters: Age 18 years and older BMI >= 18.5 and < 25 kg/m2
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization	13%	517
Percentage of patients aged 6 months and older seen for a visit between October 1 and March 31 who received an influenza immunization OR who reported previous receipt of an influenza immunization
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan	9%	709
Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter using an age appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the positive screen
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	90%	417
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for tobacco use one or more times within 24 months AND who received tobacco cessation intervention if identified as a tobacco user
Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling	91%	424
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method at least once within the last 24 months AND who received brief counseling if identified as an unhealthy alcohol user
Provide Patient Access	82%	838
At least one patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period is provided timely access to view online, download, and transmit to a third party their health information subject to the MIPS eligible clinician's discretion to withhold certain information.
Screening for Osteoporosis for Women Aged 65-85 Years of Age	15%	142
Percentage of female patients aged 65-85 years of age who ever had a central dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to check for osteoporosis
Secure Messaging	16%	838
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 CEHRT to the patient (or the patient-authorized representative), or in response to a secure message sent by the patient (or the patient-authorized representative) during the performance period.
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.
Specialized Registry Reporting	Yes	N/A
The MIPS eligible clinician is in active engagement to submit data to specialized registry. To earn a 5 % bonus in the promoting interoperability performance category score for submitting to one or more public health or clinical data registries also attest to PI_TRANS_PHCDRR_3_MULTI.
Urinary Incontinence: Assessment of Presence or Absence of Urinary Incontinence in Women Aged 65 Years and Older	3%	156
Percentage of female patients aged 65 years and older who were assessed for the presence or absence of urinary incontinence within 12 months
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes	N/A
Use decision support and standardized treatment protocols to manage workflow in the team to meet patient needs.
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	0% "Inverse Quality Measure" This is an inverse quality measure, a lower rate means the provider is rated better.	286
Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were ordered high-risk medications. Two rates are submitted. 1) Percentage of patients who were ordered at least one high-risk medication. 2) Percentage of patients who were ordered at least two of the same high-risk medication

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 1447259809, we treat the final digit (9) 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 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 9).

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.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 0

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

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.

1 → 2 4 → 8 2 → 4 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 4 + 8 + 7 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 8 + 0 + 24 = 71

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1447259809.