Viji Shankar PAIN MANAGEMENT Reviews and Ratings

  About Viji Shankar

  Explanation of Specialties

VIJI SHANKAR is a specialist in PAIN MANAGEMENT. No other specialties were noted.

PAIN MANAGEMENT: A pain management specialist is a doctor who evaluates your pain and treats a wide range of pain problems. A pain management doctor treats sudden pain problems such as headaches and many types of long-lasting, chronic, pain such as low back pain. Patients are seen in a pain clinic and can go home the same day. Pain management doctors offer a mix of medication-based treatments and procedures, that can stop the pain at its source. The types of pain treated by a pain management doctor fall into thr... (more information)

  Viji Shankar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	95.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	89.2
PI Category Score	96
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	82.6

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.

Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Documentation of Signed Opioid Treatment Agreement
Evaluation or Interview for Risk of Opioid Misuse
Opioid Therapy Follow-up Evaluation
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting for Multiple Registry Engagement	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms.	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Use of Patient Safety Tools	Yes
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access	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 Viji Shankar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Viji Shankar.

2153 VALLEYGATE DR
FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28304
910-321-7246

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Viji Shankar

Doctors Groups:

INTERVENTIONAL PAIN CENTER PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Viji Shankar is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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