THOMAS DANIEL FIFE PA-C
NPI 1689022519
Physician Assistant - Medical in Challis, ID

NPI Status: Active since June 01, 2016

Contact Information

611 CLINIC RD
CHALLIS, ID
ZIP 83226
Phone: (208) 879-4351
Fax: (208) 879-5216

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Medicare Participation & PECOS Status
Areas of Expertise
Durable Medical Equipment
Quality Reporting
Hospital Affiliations - Privileges
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Years of Experience 10
Physician Assistant
Medical
Accepts Insurance
Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
PECOS Enrolled
Medicare Quality Reporting

About THOMAS FIFE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Thomas Fife, a primary care provider established in Challis, Idaho with a medical specialization in Physician Assistant, focusing in medical and more than 10 years of experience. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1689022519 assigned on June 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363AM0700X with license number PA-1371 (ID). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1689022519
Provider Name: THOMAS DANIEL FIFE PA-C
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 611 CLINIC RD CHALLIS, ID 83226
Location Phone: (208) 879-4351
Location Fax: (208) 879-5216
Mailing Address: 611 CLINIC RD CHALLIS, ID 83226
Mailing Phone: (208) 879-4351
Mailing Fax: (208) 879-5216
Medical School Name: OTHER
Graduation Year: 2016
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 06-01-2016
Last Update Date: 07-21-2020
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A primary care provider (PCP) like Thomas Fife sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, 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: Physician Assistant Medical
Taxonomy Code: 363AM0700X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: PA-1371
License State: ID

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

Moda Health Plan, Inc.

Moda Select Alaska Bronze 6500 - PPO
Moda Select Alaska Bronze HDHP 5500 - PPO
Moda Select Alaska Gold 1500 - PPO
Moda Select Alaska Silver 4500 - PPO
Moda Select Alaska Standard Bronze - PPO
Moda Select Alaska Standard Gold - PPO
Moda Select Alaska Standard Silver - PPO
Moda Select Texas Bronze 8700 ($0 Virtual Urgent Care through CirrusMD) - EPO
Moda Select Texas Bronze HDHP 7500 - EPO
Moda Select Texas Standard Bronze - EPO
Moda Select Texas Standard Gold - EPO
Moda Select Texas Standard Silver - EPO

PacificSource Health Plans

Core Bronze HSA 10600 - EPO
Core Bronze HSA 7500 - EPO
Core Bronze HSA 8300 - EPO
Core Gold 1500 - EPO
Core Gold 3000 - EPO
Core Silver 3500 - EPO
Core Silver 4500 - EPO
Core Silver 5000 - EPO
Core Silver 7500 - EPO
Core Standard Expanded Bronze HSA - EPO
Core Standard Gold - EPO
Core Standard Silver - EPO
PacificSource Oregon Standard Bronze HSA Plan Core - EPO
PacificSource Oregon Standard Gold Plan Core - EPO
PacificSource Oregon Standard Silver Plan Core - EPO

Providence Health Plan

HSA-E Qualified 7500 Bronze - Signature Network - EPO
Providence Oregon Standard Bronze Plan - Signature Network - EPO
Providence Oregon Standard Gold Plan - Signature Network - EPO
Providence Oregon Standard Silver Plan - Signature Network - EPO

University of Utah Health Plans

Healthy Premier Bronze HSA - EPO
Healthy Premier Expanded Bronze Standard - EPO
Healthy Premier Gold Copay Office Visits - EPO
Healthy Premier Gold Standard - EPO
Healthy Premier Silver Copay Office Visits - EPO
Healthy Premier Silver Standard - EPO

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

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Thomas Fife 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.

Thomas Fife 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: 2961780887
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: I20161027002323
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-Oxygen and Supplies (DC000N)
Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing (HCPCS:E0431)
2 DME suppliers used 27 Medicare Claims 27 Services Paid
DME-Oxygen and Supplies (DC000N)
Portable oxygen contents, gaseous, 1 month's supply = 1 unit (HCPCS:E0443)
1 DME suppliers used 16 Medicare Claims 16 Services Paid
DME-Other DME (DE001N)
Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device (HCPCS:E0562)
1 DME suppliers used 16 Medicare Claims 16 Services Paid
DME-Other DME (DE000N)
Nebulizer, with compressor (HCPCS:E0570)
2 DME suppliers used 15 Medicare Claims 15 Services Paid
DME-Other DME (DE001N)
Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device (HCPCS:E0601)
1 DME suppliers used 19 Medicare Claims 19 Services Paid
DME-Oxygen and Supplies (DC002N)
Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate (HCPCS:E1390)
2 DME suppliers used 81 Medicare Claims 81 Services Paid
DME-Oxygen and Supplies (DC002N)
Portable oxygen concentrator, rental (HCPCS:E1392)
1 DME suppliers used 16 Medicare Claims 16 Services Paid
DME-Other DME (DE000N)
Pharmacy dispensing fee for inhalation drug(s); per 30 days (HCPCS:Q0513)
1 DME suppliers used 15 Medicare Claims 15 Services Paid

Drugs Administered Through DME

DME-Drugs Administered Through DME (DG006N)
Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme (HCPCS:J7620)
1 DME suppliers used 13 Medicare Claims 780 Services Paid
DME-Drugs Administered Through DME (DG000N)
Budesonide, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose form, up to 0.5 mg (HCPCS:J7626)
1 DME suppliers used 16 Medicare Claims 930 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.

Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19)
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing
Urinalysis, manual test
X-ray of chest, 2 views

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	32%	142
Percentage of women 50-74 years of age who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer
Care Plan	49%	261
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	39%	97
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	37%	300
Percentage of adults 50-75 years of age who had appropriate screening for colorectal cancer
Diabetes: Eye Exam	23%	44
Percentage of patients 18-75 years of age with diabetes who had a retinal or dilated eye exam by an eye care professional during the measurement period or a negative retinal exam (no evidence of retinopathy) in the 12 months prior to the measurement period
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	99%	854
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	97%	1873
At least one permissible prescription written by the MIPS eligible clinician is queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using certified EHR technology.
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes	N/A
The MIPS eligible clinician is in active engagement with a public health agency to submit immunization data.
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	90%	88
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	6%	790
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.
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan	70%	582
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: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan	58%	513
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	80%	221
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
Provide Patient Access	82%	790
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.
Secure Messaging	4%	790
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.
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	1% "Inverse Quality Measure" This is an inverse quality measure, a lower rate means the provider is rated better.	256
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

Find Provider Hospital Affiliations - Privileges

Doctors and physicians must apply for hospital privileges to treat patients at hospitals. Find out if your doctor has privileges to practice at your preferred hospital by using the hospital affiliation information below based on recent medical claims.

Hospital affiliation is identified through self-reporting data, inpatient, outpatient, physician and ancillary service claims linked by the medical claims NPI number and place of service code. Additionally, to further determine provider hospital affiliation the clinician must have provided services to at least three patients on three different dates in the last 12 months. Thomas Fife is affiliated with the following medical facilities:

Hospital Name	Address	Phone	Hospital Type
EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	3100 CHANNING WAY IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404	(208) 529-6111	Acute Care Hospitals
MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL	2325 CORONADO STREET IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404	(208) 557-2700	Acute Care Hospitals
IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC	2327 CORONADO ST IDAHO FALLS, ID 83404	(208) 528-1000	Acute Care Hospitals
CARIBOU MEDICAL CENTER	300 SOUTH 3RD WEST SODA SPRINGS, ID 83276	(208) 547-3341	Critical Access Hospitals

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 1689022519, 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

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 8 → 16 → 7 0 → 0 2 → 4 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 0 + 2 + 4 + 5 + 2 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1689022519.