John Ashkar PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About John Ashkar

  Explanation of Specialties

JOHN ASHKAR is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), and INTERNAL 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)

  John Ashkar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94.4
PI Category Score	95.7
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	91.4

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 John Ashkar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for John Ashkar.

94 BOWERY
NEW YORK, NY 10013
646-570-1033

355 OVINGTON AVE
BROOKLYN, NY 11209
718-621-7100

8686 BAY PKWY
BROOKLYN, NY 11214
718-372-0888

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for John Ashkar

Doctors Groups:

CHINATOWN TRUE CARE MEDICAL PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL

Hospital: NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS

Nursing Home: Ditmas Park Care Center

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