Uma Pakkivenkata NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Uma Pakkivenkata

  Explanation of Specialties

UMA PAKKIVENKATA is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

NEPHROLOGY: Nephrologists treat kidney disease and prescribe dialysis for those experiencing kidney failure. After medical school, these physicians attend an internal medicine residency program. They are then required to attend fellowship training for nephrology. (more information)

INTERNAL MEDICINE: General internists provide primary care to adult patients. Internists usually have more hospital-based training than family practitioners. They may have an office-based practice or work as a hospitalist primarily seeing patients in the hospital. These physicians attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. Internists may then choose to pursue a fellowship to sub-specialize in a variety of other areas, like endocrinology (hormone-related conditions) or cardiology (heart-relat... (more information)

  Uma Pakkivenkata Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88.6
PI Category Score	62
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

MIPS is an acronym for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reaouthorization Act of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed MIPS to reward clinicians for the value of care they provide rather than the volume of care, quality over quantity. The MIPS final score determines a provider's Medicare Part B payment adjustments. MIPS also created a means for consumers to rank providers.

MIPS scores are calculated using four performance categories, quality, cost, improvement activities, and promotion of interoperability. Higher scores are better.: The highest final MIPS score is 100.

Advance Care Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
e-Prescribing
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Uma Pakkivenkata

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Uma Pakkivenkata.

9900 N CENTRAL EXPY
DALLAS, TX 75231
214-396-4950

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Uma Pakkivenkata

Doctors Groups:

STRAIGHTLINE MEDICAL CONSULTANTS

Medical Organizations:

Dialysis Facility: USRC SUNNYVALE, LLC

Dialysis Facility: USRC SUNNYVALE LLC

Dialysis Facility: USRC Sunnyvale Dialysis

Dialysis Facility: USRC Sunnyvale Dialysis

Dialysis Facility: USRC Sunnyvale Dialysis

Hospital: BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER-WHITE ROCK

Hospital: BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICAL CENTER LAKE POINTE

Hospital: BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICAL CENTER SUNNYVALE

Hospital: DALLAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: METHODIST RICHARDSON MEDICAL CENTER

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