WENDY HELKOWSKI
NPI 1871566687
Specialist in Pittsburgh, PA
Quality Rating: 75.4 out of 100 score
NPI Status: Active since February 10, 2006
Contact Information
3471 5TH AVE
LILLIAN S KAUFMANN BUILDING
PITTSBURGH, PA
ZIP 15213
Phone: (412) 648-6654
- Individual
- Female
- Years of Experience 34
- Specialist
- Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
- PECOS Enrolled
About WENDY HELKOWSKI
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Wendy Helkowski, a provider established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Specialist and more than 34 years of experience. She graduated from Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University in 1992. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1871566687 assigned on February 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 174400000X with license number MD059771L (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 4 years ago.
- NPI
- 1871566687
- Provider Name
- WENDY HELKOWSKI
- Gender
- Female
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 3471 5TH AVE LILLIAN S KAUFMANN BUILDING PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
- Location Phone
- (412) 648-6654
- Mailing Address
- 3471 5TH AVE LILLIAN S KAUFMANN BUILDING PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
- Medical School Name
- JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
- Graduation Year
- 1992
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 02-10-2006
- Last Update Date
- 04-06-2021
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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
Specialist
- Taxonomy Code
- 174400000X
- Type
- Other Service Providers
- License No.
- MD059771L
- License State
- PA
- Taxonomy Description
- An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status
Wendy Helkowski 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.
Wendy Helkowski 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: 7719017797
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: I20100618000070
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.
Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes
Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study
Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, limited study
Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies
Follow-up hospital inpatient care involves daily check-ups while you're admitted in the hospital. Typically, a healthcare provider spends about 25 minutes each day reviewing your condition, adjusting treatment if needed, and answering any questions you might have.
This service was performed 52 times for 29 patientsThis procedure, known as an electromyography (EMG), involves inserting a small needle into your arm or leg muscles to measure their electrical activity. This complete study helps diagnose issues with nerves or muscles, providing valuable data for your treatment plan.
This service was performed 36 times for 31 patientsThis procedure, known as an electromyography (EMG), involves placing tiny needles into your arm or leg muscles to measure their electrical activity. It's a limited study, meaning only specific muscles are tested. This helps identify any muscle or nerve dysfunction.
This service was performed 15 times for 13 patientsNerve conduction studies involve sending small electrical shocks through the skin to measure how quickly nerves transmit signals. This helps detect nerve damage. 9-10 studies mean this process will be repeated on different nerves to gather comprehensive data.
This service was performed 12 times for 12 patientsOverall MIPS Quality Performance
The provider participated in CMS Quality Payment Program under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and has an overall final score of 75.4, 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 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is a way providers could use to participate in CMS 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.
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Final Score: 75.4 out of 100
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.
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Quality Score: 55.27
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.
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Promoting Interoperability Score: 100
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 Score: 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 activities measure category compromises 15% providers final MPIS scores.
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 Score: 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. -
Cost Score: 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.
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. Wendy Helkowski is affiliated with the following medical facilities:
Hospital Name | Address | Phone | Hospital Type | Overall Rating |
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UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE | 200 LOTHROP STREET PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 | (412) 647-8788 | Acute Care Hospitals |
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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. | |||||||||
1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit. | |||||||||
2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 16 | |
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24. | |||||||||
2 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 63 | |||||||||
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit. | |||||||||
70 - 63 = 7 | 7 |
The NPI number 1871566687 is valid because the calculated check digit 7 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.
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DR. MARK L SCHEUER MD
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1871566687, enumerated as an "individual" on February 10, 2006.
The provider is located at 3471 5TH AVE LILLIAN S KAUFMANN BUILDING PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 and the phone number is (412) 648-6654.
Specialist with taxonomy code 174400000X.
Wendy Helkowski is affiliated with: UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE.