Brian Andrews OTOLARYNGOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Brian Andrews

  Explanation of Specialties

BRIAN ANDREWS is a specialist in OTOLARYNGOLOGY. Other specialties include MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, and PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY.

OTOLARYNGOLOGY: Otolaryngologists are more commonly referred to as ENTs, or ear/nose/throat doctors. Otolaryngology is a field that entails a combination of surgical skills and office-based medicine and treatment. They are required to attend medical school in addition to residency for otolaryngology. ENTs handle a lot of issues, including sinus problems, allergies, head and neck cancers, and more. Because of this, many ENTs attend fellowships for a subspecialty of otolaryngology, such as rhinology, which focuse... (more information)

MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY: Maxillofacial surgeons, sometimes called oral and maxillofacial surgeons, are trained to handle a wide variety of conditions and injuries that affect the head, neck, mouth, jaw, and face. Maxillofacial surgeons are qualified to treat a number of conditions related to the head and neck area, including: Misaligned jaws, Impacted wisdom teeth, Oral reconstructive surgery, Cancers of the head and neck, and Dental implants. These surgeons are also trained in anesthesia and pain control, with a focus ... (more information)

PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY: Plastic surgery deals with the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, cranio and maxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk, and external genitalia. It uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well.Special knowledge and skill in the design and surgery of grafts, flaps, free tissue transfer and repla... (more information)

  Brian Andrews Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.8
PI Category Score	72.7
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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Brian Andrews

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200 HAWKINS DR
IOWA CITY, IA 52242
319-356-1616

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Brian Andrews

Doctors Groups:

STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINICS

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