Individual provider Active NPI

Berhane Worku

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Brooklyn, NY
National Provider Identifier
1740467950
Registry record updated Jul 11, 2023
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X
License
244559 Issued in NY
Practice address
506 Sixth Street
New York Methodist Hosp Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone
(212) 780-1000
NPI assigned
Jan 30, 2008
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 11, 2023

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Surgery Physician 208600000X 244559 NY
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X 244559 NY Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

506 Sixth Street
New York Methodist Hosp Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Mailing address

220 E 52ND St Apt 3D
New York, NY 10022-6206
Phone (917) 797-0663

Electronic endpoints 3

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
FHIR URL https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/ Health Information Exchange (HIE)
FHIR URL https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/R4/ Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Direct Messaging Address bmw2002@direct.nyp.org Direct

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in NY
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 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20120905000532 NY Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery 2365699881 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Thoracic Surgery
Education
Harvard Medical School, 2003
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Kings Physician Services PCGroup PAC ID 0547579427, 643 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

506 6TH St
Brooklyn, NY 11215-3609
Phone (718) 780-3000

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
94.47 of 100Reported as group
Quality
84.67
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
71.47

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
100 of 100Reported as apm
Quality
85.32
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Kings Physician Services, PC CurrentSince Nov 28, 2016 Accepting new patients
Weill Medical College of Cornell CurrentSince Jan 1, 2016 Accepting new patients
Kings Physician Services, PC CurrentSince Nov 28, 2016 Accepting new patients
Weill Medical College of Cornell Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) CurrentSince Jan 1, 2016 Accepting new patients
The New York and Presbyterian Hospital Past Accepting new patients

Locations

515 6th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone (718) 780-3031

506 6th St
Ste B
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone (718) 780-3677

506 6th St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone (718) 780-3279

263 7th Ave
Ste 4H
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone (718) 369-0817

98 Avenue U
Brooklyn, NY 11223
Phone (718) 372-0500

333 Jericho Tpke
Ste 102
Jericho, NY 11753
Phone (516) 937-9100

525 E 68th St
Ste M404
New York, NY 10065
Phone (212) 746-5156

Networks

  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H9678
  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H3359
  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H5989
  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H1722

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: bmw2002@direct.nyp.org
  • FHIR API: https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/R4/
  • FHIR API: https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/

Organizations & group practices 5

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

Hospital & facility affiliations 5

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

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

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