Katherine Westreich NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Katherine Westreich

  Explanation of Specialties

KATHERINE WESTREICH is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE, and PEDIATRIC 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)

PEDIATRIC MEDICINE: A pediatrician is a medical doctor who manages the physical, behavioral, and mental care for children from birth until age 18. A pediatrician is trained to diagnose and treat a broad range of childhood illnesses, from minor health problems to serious diseases. Pediatricians have graduated from medical school and completed a 3-year residency program in pediatrics. A board-certified pediatrician has passed rigorous exams given by the American Board of Pediatrics. To remain certified, pediatricians... (more information)

  Katherine Westreich Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	84.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	79.6
PI Category Score	76
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Katherine Westreich

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Katherine Westreich.

100 EASTOWNE DR
CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514
984-215-5556

101 MANNING DR
CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514
No phone number available

1301 CENTRAL DR
SANFORD, NC 27330
919-718-9512

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Katherine Westreich

Doctors Groups:

UNC PHYSICIANS AND ASSOCIATES

UNC PHYSICIANS NETWORK

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNC HOSPITALS

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