Aftab Ahmed INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Aftab Ahmed

  Explanation of Specialties

AFTAB AHMED is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE, and PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION.

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)

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (more information)

PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. PM&R physicians are medical doctors who have completed training in the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), and may be subspecialty certified in Brain Injury Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Neuromuscular Medicine, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Rehabilitat... (more information)

  Aftab Ahmed Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	71.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	64.8
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	58.6

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
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 Aftab Ahmed

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Aftab Ahmed.

200 E CHESTNUT ST
LOUISVILLE, KY 40202
502-585-2799

4000 KRESGE WAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
502-585-2799

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Aftab Ahmed

Doctors Groups:

Aftab Ahmed is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BAPTIST HEALTH LOUISVILLE

Nursing Home: Seneca Place

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