MELVIN L GASTON PA-C
NPI 1902877277
Physician Assistant - Surgical in Morehead City, NC

NPI Status: Active since January 27, 2006

Contact Information

3714 GUARDIAN AVE
SUITE E
MOREHEAD CITY, NC
ZIP 28557
Phone: (252) 222-5862
Fax: (252) 247-9469

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Physician Assistant
  • Surgical
  • PECOS Enrolled
  • Medicare Quality Reporting

About MELVIN GASTON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Melvin Gaston, a provider established in Morehead City, North Carolina with a medical specialization in Physician Assistant, focusing in surgical . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1902877277 assigned on January 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363AS0400X with license number 10025 (NC). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 11 years ago.

NPI
1902877277
Provider Name
MELVIN L GASTON PA-C
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
3714 GUARDIAN AVE SUITE E MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Location Phone
(252) 222-5862
Location Fax
(252) 247-9469
Mailing Address
3714 GUARDIAN AVE SUITE E MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Mailing Phone
(252) 222-5862
Mailing Fax
(252) 247-9469
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
01-27-2006
Last Update Date
09-10-2015
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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 Surgical

Taxonomy Code
363AS0400X
Type
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.
10025
License State
NC

Insurance Plans Accepted

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Additional Identifiers

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Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
R41886MEDICARE UPIN (02) 
292212600MEDICAID (05)FL 

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Melvin Gaston 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: Durable Medical Equipment (DME) 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

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging: No

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Durable Medical Equipment (DMEPOS): Yes

  • Eligible to Order or Refer a Home Health Agency (HHA): No

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Power Mobility Devices: Yes

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 48% 81
Percentage of women 50-74 years of age who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled PatientsYesN/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 24% 156
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 76% 135
Percentage of adults 50-75 years of age who had appropriate screening for colorectal cancer
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record 100% 267
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
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk 96% 112
Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk during the measurement period
Health Information Exchange 82% 109
The MIPS eligible clinician that transitions or refers their patient to another setting of care or health care clinician (1) uses CEHRT to create a summary of care record; and (2) electronically transmits such summary to a receiving health care clinician for at least one transition of care or referral.
Implementation of medication management practice improvementsYesN/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 LevelYesN/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 99% 175
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 43% 254
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.
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults 69% 112
Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who have ever received a pneumococcal vaccine
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan 22% 248
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
Provide Patient Access 67% 254
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 6% 254
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 AnalysisYesN/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 ReportingYesN/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 protocolsYesN/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 0% "Inverse Quality Measure"
This is an inverse quality measure, a lower rate means the provider is rated better.
112
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

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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 1902877277, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
9
Unchanged
Pos 3
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 4
2
Unchanged
Pos 5
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 6
7
Unchanged
Pos 7
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 8
2
Unchanged
Pos 9
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Check
7
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 0 → 0 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1902877277.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 14 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Surgery
3714 GUARDIAN AVE, STE E
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Anesthesiology
3714 GUARDIAN AVE, SUITE W
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Urology
3714 GUARDIAN AVE, SUITE E
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
3714 GUARDIAN AVE
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Plastic Surgery
3714 GUARDIAN AVE, SUITE E
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
3714 GUARDIAN AVE, SUITE E
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Anesthesiologist Assistant
3714 GUARDIAN AVE, SUITE E
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Physician Assistant (Medical)
3714 GUARDIAN AVE
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Clinic/Center (Ambulatory Surgical)
3714 GUARDIAN AVE, STE W
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Clinic/Center (Ambulatory Surgical)
3714 GUARDIAN AVE, SUITE W
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Orthopaedic Surgery
3714 GUARDIAN AVE, STE E
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Physician Assistant
3714 GUARDIAN AVE, SUITE E- CAROLINAS CENTER FOR SURGERY
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Anesthesiologist Assistant
3714 GUARDIAN AVE, SUITE W
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
Physician Assistant
3714 GUARDIAN AVE
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1902877277, enumerated as an "individual" on January 27, 2006.

The provider is located at 3714 GUARDIAN AVE SUITE E MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557 and the phone number is (252) 222-5862.

Physician Assistant with taxonomy code 363AS0400X and a focus in Surgical.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.