John Northup GASTROENTEROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About John Northup

  Explanation of Specialties

JOHN NORTHUP is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (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)

  John Northup Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	89.4
Final MIPS Score without CPB	86.1
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	83.7

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.

Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Advance Care Plan
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter: Chronic Anticoagulation Therapy
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Antiplatelet Therapy
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	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 John Northup

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for John Northup.

12345 MERCY BLVD
SAVANNAH, GA 31419
912-927-3046

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for John Northup

Doctors Groups:

John Northup is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CANDLER HOSPITAL

Hospital: ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL - SAVANNAH

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