Awais Sheikh CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS) Reviews and Ratings

  About Awais Sheikh

  Explanation of Specialties

AWAIS SHEIKH is a specialist in CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS). Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

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)

  Awais Sheikh Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	91.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	81.1
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	77.8

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.

Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Prevention of Central Venous Catheter (CVC) - Related Bloodstream Infections	100%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	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 Awais Sheikh

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 5 office locations for Awais Sheikh.

11765 W AVE
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216
210-468-8255

600 ELIZABETH ST
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78404
361-881-3000

2830 CALDER ST
BEAUMONT, TX 77702
409-892-7171

600 N UNION AVE
NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130
830-606-9111

1301 WONDER WORLD DR
SAN MARCOS, TX 78666
512-353-8979

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Awais Sheikh

Doctors Groups:

STAR TEAM INTENSIVE CARE AND HOSPITALIST PLLC

GULF COAST INTENSIVISTS, PLLC

SOUTHEAST TEXAS INTENSIVISTS, PLLC

CENTRAL TEXAS INTENSIVISTS PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF LAREDO

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