JO ANN B. WILLS CRNA
NPI 1487608584
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Fairhope, AL
NPI Status: Active since May 22, 2006
Contact Information
750 MORPHY AVE
FAIRHOPE, AL
ZIP 36532
Phone: (251) 990-1109
Fax: (251) 990-1112
- Individual
- Female
- Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
- Medicare Quality Reporting
About JO ANN WILLS
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Jo Ann Wills, a provider established in Fairhope, Alabama with a medical specialization in Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1487608584 assigned on May 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 367500000X with license number 1-046796 (AL). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.
- NPI
- 1487608584
- Provider Name
- JO ANN B. WILLS CRNA
- Gender
- Female
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 750 MORPHY AVE FAIRHOPE, AL 36532
- Location Phone
- (251) 990-1109
- Location Fax
- (251) 990-1112
- Mailing Address
- PO BOX 660257 BIRMINGHAM, AL 35266
- Mailing Phone
- (205) 979-5882
- Mailing Fax
- (251) 990-1112
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- Yes
- Enumeration Date
- 05-22-2006
- Last Update Date
- 06-26-2018
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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
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
- Taxonomy Code
- 367500000X
- Type
- Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
- License No.
- 1-046796
- License State
- AL
- Taxonomy Description
- (1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.
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.
Anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance
Anesthesia for nerve block and injection
Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position
Anesthesia for nerve destruction procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance
Anesthesia for nerve destruction procedures on spine or spinal cord of neck or upper back accessed through skin using imaging guidance
This procedure involves using anesthesia to numb your lower back for certain procedures like injections, drainage, or aspiration on your spine or spinal cord. Imaging guidance is used to accurately locate the area to be treated, ensuring precision and safety.
This service was performed 12 times for 12 patientsAnesthesia for nerve block and injection is a procedure used to numb specific areas, reducing or blocking pain signals. A medication is injected near nerves to cause numbness in a particular part of your body. This helps in performing certain medical procedures with minimal discomfort.
This service was performed 14 times for 11 patientsAnesthesia for nerve block and injection is a procedure to numb specific areas, reducing pain. You'll be positioned face-down (prone) for optimal access to the treatment area. The anesthetic is injected near the nerve, blocking pain signals to the brain.
This service was performed 112 times for 90 patientsThis is a procedure where anesthesia is applied to numb specific nerves in your lower back. Using imaging guidance, the doctor can accurately locate these nerves through the skin. This is done to alleviate pain by disrupting nerve signals. It's a safe and effective method.
This service was performed 33 times for 32 patientsThis procedure involves using anesthesia to numb the area around your spine or spinal cord. The doctor will then use imaging guidance to accurately locate and destroy problematic nerves. This is done through the skin and targets either the neck or upper back area.
This service was performed 12 times for 11 patientsQuality 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Post-Anesthetic Transfer of Care Measure: Procedure Room to a Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) | 100% | 336 |
| Percentage of patients, regardless of age, who are under the care of an anesthesia practitioner and are admitted to a PACU or other non-ICU location in which a post-anesthetic formal transfer of care protocol or checklist which includes the key transfer of care elements is utilized | ||
| Pre-operative OSA assessment | 100% | 371 |
| Percentage of patients who undergo a surgical procedure in the operating room/procedure room that have a pre-operative assessment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) | ||
| 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. | ||
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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 1487608584, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).
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 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1487608584, enumerated as an "individual" on May 22, 2006.
The provider is located at 750 MORPHY AVE FAIRHOPE, AL 36532 and the phone number is (251) 990-1109.
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered with taxonomy code 367500000X.
