Uzoakmaka Nwaogwugwu NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Uzoakmaka Nwaogwugwu

  Explanation of Specialties

UZOAKMAKA NWAOGWUGWU is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include HOSPITALIST, and 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)

HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (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)

  Uzoakmaka Nwaogwugwu Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	83
Final MIPS Score without CPB	76.2
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	72

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Uzoakmaka Nwaogwugwu.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Uzoakmaka Nwaogwugwu

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Uzoakmaka Nwaogwugwu.

4414 BENNING RD NE
WASHINGTON, DC 20019
202-865-2120

2041 GEORGIA NW AVE
WASHINGTON, DC 20060
202-865-6679

2101 MEDICAL PARK DR
SILVER SPRING, MD 20902
301-754-0833

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Uzoakmaka Nwaogwugwu

Doctors Groups:

HOWARD UNIVERSITY

Medical Organizations:

Dialysis Facility: CAPITOL DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: CAPITOL DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: CAPITOL DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: CAPITOL DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: CAPITOL DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: UNIVERSAL DIALYSIS CENTER

Dialysis Facility: UNIVERSAL DIALYSIS CENTER

Dialysis Facility: UNIVERSAL DIALYSIS CENTER

Dialysis Facility: UNIVERSAL DIALYSIS CENTER

Dialysis Facility: UNIVERSAL DIALYSIS CENTER

Hospital: HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

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