James Kager PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About James Kager

  Explanation of Specialties

JAMES KAGER is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)

  James Kager Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	77.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	73.2
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	68.5

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.

Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Communication of Unscheduled Visit for Adverse Drug Event and Nature of Event	Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials	Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	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 James Kager

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for James Kager.

3435 BAILEY AVE
BUFFALO, NY 14215
716-835-2966

2950 ELMWOOD AVE
KENMORE, NY 14217
No phone number available

2099 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD
AMHERST, NY 14228
716-564-2273

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for James Kager

Doctors Groups:

TRINITY MEDICAL WNY PC

WESTERN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: KENMORE MERCY HOSPITAL

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT that are similar to James Kager

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as James Kager.

• DAVID TRUSEL
• NATALIE PIERCE
• BRITTANY SCHUTT
• MICHAEL LUDWIG
• KAELI EININK
• STEPHANIE REDLECKI
• MADDISON RICHARDSON
• SARAH COOK
• ALEXANDER FLECKER
• JULIE SCHAEFER
• ERIN LEWELLEN
• MARY KRUSE
• MARZELLA HARRISON
• SARAH BARTHOLOMEW
• MARGARET SCHERER
• MARY RUDLOFF