KSHITI MERCHANT NP
NPI 1528330388
Nurse Practitioner - Gerontology in North Andover, MA
NPI Status: Active since February 08, 2012
Contact Information
120 WATER STREET
SUITE 404
NORTH ANDOVER, MA
ZIP 01845
Phone: (978) 558-4120
Fax: (866) 551-4363
- Individual
- Female
- Nurse Practitioner
- Gerontology
- Medicare Quality Reporting
About KSHITI MERCHANT
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Kshiti Merchant, a provider established in North Andover, Massachusetts with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in gerontology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1528330388 assigned on February 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LG0600X with license number RN269050 (MA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 14 years ago.
- NPI
- 1528330388
- Provider Name
- KSHITI MERCHANT NP
- Gender
- Female
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 120 WATER STREET SUITE 404 NORTH ANDOVER, MA 01845
- Location Phone
- (978) 558-4120
- Location Fax
- (866) 551-4363
- Mailing Address
- 120 WATER STREET SUITE 404 NORTH ANDOVER, MA 01845
- Mailing Phone
- (978) 558-4120
- Mailing Fax
- (866) 551-4363
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 02-08-2012
- Last Update Date
- 02-08-2012
- Code Navigator
A nurse practitioner (NP) like Kshiti Merchant is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, etc.
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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 Practitioner Gerontology
- Taxonomy Code
- 363LG0600X
- Type
- Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
- License No.
- RN269050
- License State
- MA
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Care transition standard operational improvements | Yes | N/A |
| Establish standard operations to manage transitions of care that could include one or more of the following: Establish formalized lines of communication with local settings in which empaneled patients receive care to ensure documented flow of information and seamless transitions in care; and/or Partner with community or hospital-based transitional care services. | ||
| Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk | 52% | 407 |
| Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk during the measurement period | ||
| Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults | 53% | 407 |
| Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who have ever received a pneumococcal vaccine | ||
| Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | 76% | 249 |
| 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: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 0% | 351 |
| 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 | ||
| Tobacco use | Yes | N/A |
| Tobacco use: Regular engagement of MIPS eligible clinicians or groups in integrated prevention and treatment interventions, including tobacco use screening and cessation interventions (refer to NQF #0028) for patients with co-occurring conditions of behavioral or mental health and at risk factors for tobacco dependence. | ||
| Unhealthy alcohol use | Yes | N/A |
| Unhealthy alcohol use: Regular engagement of MIPS eligible clinicians or groups in integrated prevention and treatment interventions, including screening and brief counseling (refer to NQF #2152) for patients with co-occurring conditions of behavioral or mental health conditions. | ||
| Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes | Yes | N/A |
| In support of improving patient access, performing additional activities that enable capture of patient reported outcomes (e.g., home blood pressure, blood glucose logs, food diaries, at-risk health factors such as tobacco or alcohol use, etc.) or patient activation measures through use of certified EHR technology, containing this data in a separate queue for clinician recognition and review. | ||
| 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. | ||
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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 1528330388, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).
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 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1528330388, enumerated as an "individual" on February 08, 2012.
The provider is located at 120 WATER STREET SUITE 404 NORTH ANDOVER, MA 01845 and the phone number is (978) 558-4120.
Nurse Practitioner with taxonomy code 363LG0600X and a focus in Gerontology.
