Christopher Avendano PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Christopher Avendano

  Explanation of Specialties

CHRISTOPHER AVENDANO is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), INTERNAL MEDICINE, and SLEEP MEDICINE.

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (more information)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (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)

SLEEP MEDICINE: Sleep medicine is a medical subspecialty focused on diagnosing and treating sleep disorders and other sleep-related concerns. Sleep disorders are common and, if left untreated, can have significant long-term consequences, such as increased risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Sleep physicians, sometimes called somnologists, come from a variety of medical specialties, but they all have training in sleep medicine. To receive board certification in sleep medicine, doctors m... (more information)

  Christopher Avendano Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	96.7
PI Category Score	89
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.

There is no measure or activity data for Christopher Avendano.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Christopher Avendano

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Christopher Avendano.

1111 HAYES AVE
SANDUSKY, OH 44870
419-557-7400

703 TYLER ST
SANDUSKY, OH 44870
419-609-7506

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Christopher Avendano

Doctors Groups:

NORTH COAST PROFESSIONAL COMPANY, LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BELLEVUE HOSPITAL

Hospital: FIRELANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: MAGRUDER HOSPITAL

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