Salvatore Desimone, DO

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

0S007669L Issued in PA

Practice address

5001 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19124-2619

Phone

(215) 288-5000

Fax

(215) 744-1233

NPI assigned

Jun 8, 2005

Last updated

Feb 7, 2008By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 11

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PA, NJ2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1991

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Refocus Eye Health of PA PCGroup PAC ID 5092103309, 15 clinicians

Refocus Eye Health of NJ PCGroup PAC ID 2365830668, 46 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

100 of 100Reported as group

Quality

100

Improvement activities

40

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

97.06 of 100Reported as group

Quality

92.68

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: salvatore.desimone.2@642.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Refocus Eye Health of PA, P.C.

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • NPI 1962003418
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Refocus Eye Health of NJ, P.C.

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Camden, NJ
  • NPI 1093316549
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Ophthalmology Consulting Services, PC

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Blue Bell, PA
  • NPI 1831195213

  NJ

  Medicare reassignment
• Refocus Eye Health of NJ, P.C.

  • Eyewear Supplier
  • Oakland, NJ
  • NPI 1912867052
  NPD
• On Site Health Services PC

  • Optometrist
  • Blue Bell, PA
  • NPI 1720083553
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "identifier": "10871",
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            "issuer": "AETNA",
            "identifier": "576732",
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        {
            "code": "01",
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            "issuer": "RAILROAD MEDICARE",
            "identifier": "180028017",
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        {
            "code": "01",
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            "issuer": "BLUE SHEILD",
            "identifier": "730706",
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            "issuer": "HIGHMARK BLUE SHIELD",
            "identifier": "730706",
            "state": "PA"
        },
        {
            "code": "01",
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            "issuer": "GATEWAY",
            "identifier": "7990026",
            "state": "PA"
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        {
            "code": "01",
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            "issuer": "AMERIHEALTH",
            "identifier": "1040332",
            "state": "PA"
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        {
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• Cristian Anthony Desimone
• Joseph A. Desimone, M.D.
• Joseph D Desimone, MD
• Kristin L. Desimone, M.D.
• Maria Lucia Desimone, PHARMD
• Robert F Desipio Sr., D.D.S.
• Kimberley C Desir, PSYD
• Stephanie Desir
• Desiree Delcourt (Fairmount Speech and Swallowing Therapy)
• Benoit Desjardins, MD

• Ophthalmology Physician in Philadelphia, PA
• Providers in Philadelphia, PA by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 7, 2008; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.