Dr. Mervyn Woolf , MD
Anesthesiology • Fall River, MA
363 Highland Ave
Fall River, MA 027203703
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NPI assigned on April 27, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 64 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 00811 — Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope: 31 service units.
- 00731 — Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope: 22 service units.
- 00910 — Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra: 11 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Medicare Part B services went from 295 in 2019 to 64 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019–2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
363 Highland Ave
Fall River, MA 027203703
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Providence, RI. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $5,446 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $3,945 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Woolf as eligible to order or refer durable medical equipment (DME) for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Fall River and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Woolf are from 2023.
28 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Fall River, MA (2,090 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Fall River
0% of these 28 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
46.4% of these 28 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 78% from 295 in 2019 to 64 in 2023.
- 2019: 295
- 2020: 170
- 2021: 181
- 2022: 255
- 2023: 64
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 77% from $23,965 in 2019 to $5,446 in 2023.
- 2019: $23,965
- 2020: $15,672
- 2021: $17,352
- 2022: $25,045
- 2023: $5,446
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 80% from $19,483 in 2019 to $3,945 in 2023.
- 2019: $19,483
- 2020: $12,533
- 2021: $13,918
- 2022: $19,047
- 2023: $3,945
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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00811
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope
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31 | 31 | $795.10 | $91.56 |
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00731
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope
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22 | 21 | $888.14 | $83.12 |
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00910
Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra
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11 | 11 | $855.64 | $70.84 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSSources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
593 Eddy Street, Davol 129
Providence, RI 029034923
Phone: 4014444933
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 363 HIGHLAND AVE, FALL RIVER, MA 027203703 (Tel: 5086793131)
Anesthesiology (license number reported to NPPES: RI 9707)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 593 EDDY STREET, DAVOL 129, PROVIDENCE, RI 029034923 (Tel: 4014444933)
Registered at 245 CHAPMAN STREET, SUITE 105, PROVIDENCE, RI 029054507 (Tel: 4014900916)
Recorded as MERVYN WOOLF, MD
Anesthesiology (license number reported to NPPES: RI MD09707)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Anesthesiology Specialists in Fall River
- Dr. Thaddeus Krensavage, DO
- Dr. Henry Korzeniowski, DO
- Dr. Nancy Poblador, MD
- Dr. Nodari Mikhelashvili, MD
- Dr. Henry Crowley, DO
- Dr. Kevin Leadholm, MD
Mailing Address
245 Chapman Street, Suite 105
Providence, RI 029054507
Phone: 4014900916