WASSEF Y KARROWNI M.D.
NPI 1972713691
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Victorville, CA

NPI Status: Active since May 23, 2007

Contact Information

16850 BEAR VALLEY RD
VICTORVILLE, CA
ZIP 92395
Phone: (760) 241-8000

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Insurance Plans Accepted
Secondary Locations
Medicare Participation & PECOS Status
Areas of Expertise
Physician Visit Costs
Quality Reporting
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Internal Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Accepts Insurance
PECOS Enrolled
Medicare Quality Reporting

About WASSEF KARROWNI

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Wassef Karrowni, an internist established in Victorville, California with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in interventional cardiology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1972713691 assigned on May 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RI0011X with license number C184400 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated one year ago.

NPI: 1972713691
Provider Name: WASSEF Y KARROWNI M.D.
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 16850 BEAR VALLEY RD VICTORVILLE, CA 92395
Location Phone: (760) 241-8000
Mailing Address: PO BOX 14084 IRVINE, CA 92623
Mailing Phone: (319) 541-7138
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-23-2007
Last Update Date: 01-24-2025
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An internist like Wassef Karrowni 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.

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Secondary Locations

101 The City Dr S
Orange, CA 92868
(319) 541-7138

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: Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
Taxonomy Code: 207RI0011X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: C184400
License State: CA
Taxonomy Description: An area of medicine within the subspecialty of cardiology, which uses specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart and uses technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	207R00000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Internal Medicine	R7737 (IA)
2	207RC0000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease	38018 (IA)
3	207RI0011X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology	51476 (SC)
4	207RI0011X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology	38018 (IA)

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

Blue Beaufort Bronze 1 - HMO
Blue Beaufort Bronze 2 - HMO
Blue Beaufort Gold 1 - HMO
Blue Beaufort Silver 1 - HMO
Blue Beaufort Silver 2 - HMO
Blue Beaufort Silver 2 + Adult Vision - HMO
Blue Beaufort Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
Blue Beaufort Standard Gold - HMO
Blue Beaufort Standard Silver - HMO
Blue Congaree Bronze 1 - HMO
Blue Congaree Bronze 2 - HMO
Blue Congaree Gold 1 - HMO
Blue Congaree Silver 1 - HMO
Blue Congaree Silver 2 - HMO
Blue Congaree Silver 2 + Adult Vision - HMO
Blue Congaree Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
Blue Congaree Standard Gold - HMO
Blue Congaree Standard Silver - HMO
Blue Cooper Bronze 1 - HMO
Blue Cooper Bronze 2 - HMO

First Choice Next

First Choice Next Bronze Essential - HMO
First Choice Next Bronze Premier - HMO
First Choice Next Bronze Signature - HMO
First Choice Next Gold Premier - HMO
First Choice Next Gold Signature - HMO
First Choice Next Silver Essential - HMO
First Choice Next Silver Premier - HMO
First Choice Next Silver Signature - HMO

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

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Wassef Karrowni 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
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.

3d radiographic procedure
Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries
Coronary angioplasty and stenting
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician
Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes
Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch
Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist
Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist
Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow)
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect
Pacemaker insertion or repair
Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery
Review by radiologist of both arms or legs arteries image
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up
Ultrasound scan of abdominal aorta
Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries
Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers
Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes
Varicose vein removal

Physician Visit Costs

The pricing information below displays the copayment minimum, maximum and average amount that patients under Medicare are charged when visiting this provider as a new or established patient. Please keep in mind that these prices are just for reference purposes, and the actual prices charged by the provider might be different.

For patients covered under private health plans the prices below are also useful as healthcare pricing for private insurance is usually established as a function of Medicare prices. Private insurance covered patients should check their individual plans to determine the exact pricing.

The prices below reflect the costs for new and established patients in the 92395 ZIP code area.

New Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for new patients office visits is 99204

Average New Patient Price $136.04
Minimum New Patient Price $59.6
Maximum New Patient Price $179.42

Average New Patient Copayment $34.01
Minimum New Patient Copayment $14.9
Maximum New Patient Copayment $44.85

Established Patients Visit Costs *

The most utilized procedure code for established patients office visits is 99214

Average Established Patient Price $104.64
Minimum Established Patient Price $19.37
Maximum Established Patient Price $146.42

Average Established Patient Copayment $26.16
Minimum Established Patient Copayment $4.84
Maximum Established Patient Copayment $36.6

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

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
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.
Colorectal Cancer Screening	9%	141
Percentage of adults 50-75 years of age who had appropriate screening for colorectal cancer
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	100%	277
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
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.
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan	11%	219
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: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	83%	59
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
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.

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 1972713691, we treat the final digit (1) 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 1).

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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5 3 → 6 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 69

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

The next multiple of ten after 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 69 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1972713691.