JENNIFER C ZUROVEC MD
NPI 1780604553
Anesthesiology in Dallas, TX

NPI Status: Active since July 21, 2006

Contact Information

6606 LBJ FWY STE 200
DALLAS, TX
ZIP 75240
Phone: (972) 715-5000
Fax: (972) 715-9976

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

Individual
Female
Years of Experience 26
Anesthesiology
Accepts Insurance
Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
PECOS Enrolled
Medicare Quality Reporting

About JENNIFER ZUROVEC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Jennifer Zurovec, an anesthesiologist established in Dallas, Texas with a medical specialization in Anesthesiology and more than 26 years of experience. She graduated from University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio in 2000. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1780604553 assigned on July 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207L00000X with license number L5632 (TX). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 5 years ago.

NPI: 1780604553
Provider Name: JENNIFER C ZUROVEC MD
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 6606 LBJ FWY STE 200 DALLAS, TX 75240
Location Phone: (972) 715-5000
Location Fax: (972) 715-9976
Mailing Address: PO BOX 840853 DALLAS, TX 75284
Mailing Phone: (972) 233-1999
Mailing Fax: (972) 715-9976
Medical School Name: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL AT SAN ANTONIO
Graduation Year: 2000
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-21-2006
Last Update Date: 01-21-2021
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An anesthesiologist like Jennifer Zurovec manages the care of surgical patients and pain relief through drug administration that reduces or eliminates pain during an operation, medical procedure or during labor and delivery of babies. During surgical procedures anesthesiologists are responsible for adjusting the amount of anesthetic, monitoring the patient's heart rate, body temperature, blood pressure and breathing.

Location Map

Secondary Locations

4242 Medical Dr Ste 3100
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 615-1187

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: Anesthesiology
Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: L5632
License State: TX
Taxonomy Description: An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.

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
MyBlue Health Bronze? 402 - HMO

Molina Healthcare

Molina Gold Core 1640 - HMO
Molina Gold Core 1640 Plus with Adult Dental and Vision - HMO
Molina Gold Core 1640 Plus with Adult Vision - HMO
Molina Gold Saver 750 - HMO
Molina Gold Saver 750 Plus with Adult Dental and Vision - HMO
Molina Gold Saver 750 Plus with Adult Vision - HMO
Molina Gold Standard - HMO
Molina Silver Core - HMO
Molina Silver Core Plus with Adult Dental and Vision - HMO
Molina Silver Core Plus with Adult Vision - HMO
Molina Silver Saver with Four Free PCP Visits - HMO
Molina Silver Standard - HMO

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	Identifier Issuer
1677577-01	MEDICAID (05)	TX

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Jennifer Zurovec 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.

Jennifer Zurovec 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: 2769460237
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: I20040712000054
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

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 procedure for total knee joint replacement
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement

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
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.
Implementation of formal quality improvement methods, practice changes, or other practice improvement processes	Yes	N/A
Adopt a formal model for quality improvement and create a culture in which all staff actively participates in improvement activities that could include one or more of the following such as: • Multi-Source Feedback; • Train all staff in quality improvement methods; • Integrate practice change/quality improvement into staff duties; • Engage all staff in identifying and testing practices changes; • Designate regular team meetings to review data and plan improvement cycles; • Promote transparency and accelerate improvement by sharing practice level and panel level quality of care, patient experience and utilization data with staff; and/or • Promote transparency and engage patients and families by sharing practice level quality of care, patient experience and utilization data with patients and families, including activities in which clinicians act upon patient experience data.
Leadership engagement in regular guidance and demonstrated commitment for implementing practice improvement changes	Yes	N/A
Ensure full engagement of clinical and administrative leadership in practice improvement that could include one or more of the following: Make responsibility for guidance of practice change a component of clinical and administrative leadership roles; Allocate time for clinical and administrative leadership for practice improvement efforts, including participation in regular team meetings; and/or Incorporate population health, quality and patient experience metrics in regular reviews of practice performance.
Post-Anesthetic Transfer of Care Measure: Procedure Room to a Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)	100%	738
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
Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms.	Yes	N/A
Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms.
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 QCDR data for ongoing practice assessment and improvements	Yes	N/A
Use of QCDR data, for ongoing practice assessment and improvements in patient safety.

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. Jennifer Zurovec is affiliated with the following medical facilities:

Hospital Name	Address	Phone	Hospital Type	Overall Rating
METHODIST HOSPITAL STONE OAK	1139 E SONTERRA BLVD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78258	(210) 638-2101	Acute Care Hospitals
LEGENT ORTHOPEDIC + SPINE	5330 NORTH LOOP 1604 WEST SAN ANTONIO, TX 78249	(717) 620-2424	Acute Care 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 1780604553, we treat the final digit (3) 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 57. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 57 = 3).

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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 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 8 → 16 → 7 6 → 12 → 3 4 → 8 5 → 10 → 1