Nishan Fernando HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Nishan Fernando

  Explanation of Specialties

NISHAN FERNANDO is a specialist in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY: Hematologists-Oncologists also known as Heme Oncs, merge training in two medical specialties to provide healthcare services for blood diseases and cancers of all forms. Hematology-Oncology is a medical specialty that focuses on diagnosing and treating of patient with blood abnormalities as well as malignant diseases. Although Oncology (cancer) and Hematology (blood) are two distinct medical sub-specialties of Internal Medicine, they frequently overlap since many tumors influence the blood and vi... (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)

  Nishan Fernando Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	93.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88.2
PI Category Score	87
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	85.7

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 Nishan Fernando.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Nishan Fernando

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Nishan Fernando.

1505 NORTHSIDE BLVD
CUMMING, GA 30041
770-205-1331

1100 JOHNSON FERRY RD
SANDY SPRINGS, GA 30342
404-256-4777

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Nishan Fernando

Doctors Groups:

NSH CANCER INSTITUTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES G LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL

Hospital: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE

Hospital: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FORSYTH

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