MARK STAFFORD NPI 1841219748
Internal Medicine in Birmingham, AL

About MARK STAFFORD

Mark Stafford is an internist established in Birmingham, Alabama and his medical specialization is Internal Medicine with more than 45 years of experience. He graduated from University Of Alabama School Of Medicine in 1978. The NPI number of this provider is 1841219748 and was assigned on July 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207R00000X with license number 8847 (AL). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated October 2022.

NPI
1841219748
Provider Name MARK STAFFORD
Location Address1717 6TH AVE S BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
Location Phone(800) 822-8816
Mailing Address1717 6TH AVE S BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
GenderMale
NPI Entity TypeIndividual
Medical School NameUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year1978
Is Sole Proprietor?No
Enumeration Date07-19-2006
Last Update Date10-25-2022

An internist like Mark Stafford is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, etc.Mark Stafford 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.

Mark Stafford is registered with Medicare and accepts claims assignment, this means the provider accepts Medicare's approved amount for the cost of rendered services as full payment. Participating providers may not charge Medicare beneficiaries more than Medicare's approved amount for their services. Medicare beneficiaries still have to pay a coinsurance or copayment amount for a visit or service. According to Medicare claims data he has hospital affiliations with .

The provider participated in Medicare's Quality Payment Program under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and has an overall final score of 91.7, based on four performance areas: quality, improvement activities, promoting interoperability, and cost. The purpose of this information is to help people with Medicare make informed decisions and incentivize doctors and clinicians to maximize performance.

The typical physician office visit costs for Medicare beneficiaries in this area are: $32.26 for a new patient copayment and $24.83 for an established patient copayment.



Primary Taxonomy

The primary taxonomy code defines the provider type, classification, and specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Taxonomy Code207R00000X
ClassificationInternal Medicine
TypeAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.8847
License StateAL
Taxonomy DescriptionA physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Business Address

1717 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL
ZIP 35233
Phone: (800) 822-8816

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Mailing Address

1717 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL
ZIP 35233


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PECOS Enrollment and Medicare Participation Status

What is PECOS?
PECOS is the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. PECOS is Medicare's enrollment and revalidation system and it is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. A NPI number is necessary to register in PECOS. Providers must enroll in PECOS to avoid denied claims.

Registered in PECOS? Yes
PECOS PAC ID6406896604
PECOS Enrollment IDI20050506000515
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 order / refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and ImagingYes
Eligible order / refer Durable Medical EquipmentYes
Eligible order / refer Home Health Agency (HHA)Yes
Eligible order / refer Power Mobility DevicesYes

Physician Office Visit Costs

The provider accepts as payment the Medicare approved amount. Medicare beneficiaries should not be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance amounts. Medicare pricing is usually a reference point for private insurance covered patients. The prices below reflect the costs for new and established patients in the 35233 ZIP code area.

New Patients Office Visits Costs *
Most Utilized Procedure Code for new patients office visits: 99204
Minimum New Patient Pricing Maximum New Patient Pricing Typical New Patient Pricing
$55.54 $170.61 $129.05
Minimum New Patient Copayment Maximum New Patient Copayment Typical New Patient Copayment
$13.88 $42.65 $32.26
Established Patients Office Visits Costs *
Most Utilized Procedure Code for established patients office visits: 99214
Minimum Established Patient Pricing Maximum Established Patient Pricing Typical Established Patient Pricing
$16.93 $139.08 $99.33
Minimum Established Patient Copayment Maximum Established Patient Copayment Typical Established Patient Copayment
$4.23 $34.77 $24.83

* The physician office visit costs information is obtained by Medicare's statistical analysis of similar providers in the same geographical area. The pricing information above IS NOT the amount charged by this provider.

Overall MIPS Quality Performance

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is a way providers could use to participate in Medicare's Quality Payment Program (QPP). The MIPS program affects clinician reimbursement for Part B covered professional services and also rewards them for improving the quality of patient care and outcomes.

MIPS Measure Score Weight Score
Quality 40% 100
The Quality category assesses providers performance on clinical practices and patient outcomes under the traditional MIPS program. The quality measures help identify the quality of healthcare processes, outcomes, and patient experiences. The Quality measure category compromises 40% providers final MPIS scores.

There are six collection types for MIPS quality measures: Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs), MIPS Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs), Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) Measures, Medicare Part B claims measures, CMS Web Interface measures and The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) for MIPS Survey.
Promoting Interoperability (PI) 25% 72.3
The Interoperability category measures the providers ability to use technology to exchange and make use of healthcare information in a way that is less burdensome and improves outcomes. The Interoperability measure category compromises 25% providers final MPIS scores.

The MIPS Interoperability measure focuses on the use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) to improve patient access health information, the exchange of information between clinicians and pharmacies and the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of healthcare data.
Improvement Activities 15% 40
The Improvement Activities performance category evaluates the providers participation in clinical activities that support the improvement of clinical practice, care delivery, and outcomes. Providers have the option to choose 2 to 4 activities from an inventory of over 100 improvement activities. Providers typically choose the activities that best fit their needs.

The Improvement measures aim to better patient engagement, patient safety and other areas of patient care. The Improvement Activities category compromises 15% of providers final MPIS scores.
Cost 20% N/A
The Cost performance category asses the amount and types of services provided and how clinicians coordinate care and seek improvement of health outcomes by ensuring patients receive the appropriate services.

Although providers don't determine the price of healthcare services they are important in delivering high-quality care at a reasonable cost. The Cost measures category compromises 20% of providers final MPIS scores.
MIPS Final Score - 91.7
The MIPS program evaluates providers across multiple categories with a specific weight for each category resulting a in a MIPS final score that ranges from 0 to 100 points. The MIPS Final Score determines whether providers receive a negative, neutral or positive MIPS payment adjustment.

Clinician Utilization

The following Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes were publicly reported as the top services rendered by this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2017. The reported codes are based on the top 5 codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.

  • 65Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (HCPCS:G0439)

NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation


The following table explains the step by step NPI number validation process using the ISO standard Luhn algorithm.

Start with the original NPI number, the last digit is the check digit and is not used in the calculation.
1841219748
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2881411878
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 24 = 72
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
80 - 72 = 88

The NPI number 1841219748 is valid because the calculated check digit 8 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 20 providers are registered at the same or nearby location.

NPI Name / Type Taxonomy Address
1619080025 JONI RENEA TALTON M.S. CCC-A
Individual
Audiologist1717 6TH AVE S RO 44 SRC
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 934-4816
1841380086UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC
Organization
Prosthetic/Orthotic Supplier1717 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 934-3531
1013196450MRS. CHERYL ANDERSON LANE NP-BC
Individual
Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health)1717 6TH AVE S SPAIN REHAB CENTER RM 156
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 934-2747
1730494709 ELIZABETH JOY RICHARDSON PHD
Individual
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation1717 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 934-3450
1427452796 GAYLE BENSON PT
Individual
Physical Therapist1717 6TH AVE S PHYSICAL THERAPY; ROOM R385
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 975-4922
1386048460 AMANDA MACKINAW PTA
Individual
Physical Therapy Assistant1717 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 975-4922
1194129155 STANLEY WALKER
Individual
Physical Therapy Assistant1717 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 975-4922
1184028144 BRIAN JEFFREY KING P.T.
Individual
Physical Therapist1717 6TH AVE S R385
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 975-4922
1922402742 ERIC DUTTON LPTA, CPO
Individual
Physical Therapy Assistant1717 6TH AVE S R385
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 975-4922
1376948018MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON
Individual
Physical Therapist1717 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 975-4922
1659776359MRS. ALISON BROWN OTR/L
Individual
Occupational Therapist1717 6TH AVE S SRC 385A
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 975-1279
1689079121MRS. MISCHA R JONES OTR
Individual
Occupational Therapist (Driving and Community Mobility)1717 6TH AVE S SRC 286
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 934-4814
1710382049 AMY PEARMAN PT
Individual
Physical Therapist1717 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 934-4940
1225433543 JAMIE TINKER WADE M.S. CCC-SLP, MSHA
Individual
Speech-Language Pathologist1717 6TH AVE S RO43
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 934-4467
1821474693 ADRIENNE MIZE PTA
Individual
Physical Therapy Assistant1717 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 975-4922
1215485313MRS. DIANA LABRADOR COTA/L
Individual
Occupational Therapy Assistant1717 6TH AVE S SPAIN REHAB CTR. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 934-4966
1285187500 HEIDI KOHAKE PT, NCS, ATP
Individual
Physical Therapist1717 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 934-4131
1487177127MRS. ELIZABETH CHANDLER BARNETTE MS, CCC-SLP
Individual
Speech-Language Pathologist1717 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 934-4131
1295122083 COURTNEY SMITH CONTI PTA
Individual
Physical Therapy Assistant1717 6TH AVE S SUITE 385
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 975-4922
1265998447 NAYELI AVILES HERNANDEZ RN
Individual
Registered Nurse1717 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
(205) 934-4901

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mark Stafford NPI number?

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1841219748, registered as an "individual" on July 19, 2006

Where is Mark Stafford located?

The provider is located at 1717 6th Ave S Birmingham, Al 35233 and the phone number is (800) 822-8816

Which is Mark Stafford specialty?

The provider's speciality is Internal Medicine

How many years of experience does Mark Stafford have?

The provider has more than 45 years of experience. He graduated from University Of Alabama School Of Medicine in 1978.

Is Mark Stafford registered in PECOS?

Yes, as of March 13, 2023 the provider is registered in PECOS and is eligible to order health care services or supplies for Medicare patients. If you are a Medicare beneficiary 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 are Mark Stafford Quality Ratings?

The provider has an overall high rating in the following quality measures: quality clinical practices and patient outcomes and experiences.

How much is a visit to Mark Stafford ?

Medicare beneficiaries should expect a typical cost of $129.05 with an average copayment of $32.26 for new patient appointments. Established patients should expect a typical charge of $99.33 and an average copayment of 24.83. Please review your insurance plan or contact the provider directly to determine your specific costs.

What are some of the services provided by Mark Stafford ?

The most common procedures or services performed by this practitioner are: Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit.

How do I update my NPI information?

The NPI record of Mark Stafford was last updated on July 19, 2006. To officially update your NPI information contact the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) at 1-800-465-3203 (NPI Toll-Free) or by email at [email protected]
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