Brent Ardoin INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Brent Ardoin

  Explanation of Specialties

BRENT ARDOIN is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), GERIATRIC MEDICINE, and HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE.

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)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (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)

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospice is available to people living with an end-stage disease including cancer, pulmonary disease, ALS, heart disease, HIV-AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and any other life-threatening illness. Hospice care is available to patients who no longer wish treatment directed at curing their disease. The hospice benefit is flexible. Initially, a physician certifies that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease follows its normal course. The first two certifications are ... (more information)

  Brent Ardoin Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	54.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	46.1
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	0
Quality Category Score	54.3

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.

Breast Cancer Screening
Colorectal Cancer Screening

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Brent Ardoin

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Brent Ardoin.

728 POINCIANA AVE
MAMOU, LA 70554
337-468-0267

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Brent Ardoin

Doctors Groups:

Brent Ardoin is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: NURSING SPECIALTIES

Hospital: ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: OPELOUSAS GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM

Hospital: SAVOY MEDICAL CENTER

Nursing Home: Prairie Manor Nursing Home

Nursing Home: Maison D'acadiens Care Center

Nursing Home: Savoy Care Center

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