Shahab Akhter CARDIAC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Shahab Akhter

  Explanation of Specialties

SHAHAB AKHTER is a specialist in CARDIAC SURGERY. Other specialties include GENERAL SURGERY.

CARDIAC SURGERY: A cardiac surgeon is a medical doctor who has advanced education and training in performing surgery on the heart and the major blood vessels around it. They may belong to different specialties or may choose to specialize in certain types of heart procedures, such as procedures done on children. (more information)

GENERAL SURGERY: Most surgeons begin their training as general surgeons, then can sub-specialize or stay general surgeons. General surgeons perform gall bladder removals, hernia repairs, and some breast and skin surgery. (more information)

  Shahab Akhter Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	97.1
PI Category Score	90.3
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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 Shahab Akhter.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Shahab Akhter

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Shahab Akhter.

115 HEART DR
GREENVILLE, NC 27834
252-744-4400

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Shahab Akhter

Doctors Groups:

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: VIDANT HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE

Hospital: ECU HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: UNC LENOIR HEALTH CARE

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