Derek Cheng GASTROENTEROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Derek Cheng

  Explanation of Specialties

DEREK CHENG 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)

  Derek Cheng Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	93.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88.1
PI Category Score	69
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95.3

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 Derek Cheng.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Derek Cheng

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Derek Cheng.

8723 ALDEN DR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90048
310-248-8299

8700 BEVERLY BLVD
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90048
No phone number available

8635 W 3RD ST
LOS ANGELES, CA 90048
310-423-0674

8536 WILSHIRE BLVD
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211
310-248-8200

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Derek Cheng

Doctors Groups:

CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER

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