Louis Nix INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Louis Nix

  Explanation of Specialties

LOUIS NIX is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE, and SLEEP MEDICINE.

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)

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)

SLEEP MEDICINE: Sleep medicine is a medical subspecialty focused on diagnosing and treating sleep disorders and other sleep-related concerns. Sleep disorders are common and, if left untreated, can have significant long-term consequences, such as increased risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Sleep physicians, sometimes called somnologists, come from a variety of medical specialties, but they all have training in sleep medicine. To receive board certification in sleep medicine, doctors m... (more information)

  Louis Nix Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	99.9
PI Category Score	99.7
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.

There is no measure or activity data for Louis Nix.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Louis Nix

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Louis Nix.

539 E PRUDHOMME
OPELOUSAS, LA 70570
337-948-3011

1200 HOSPITAL DR
OPELOUSAS, LA 70570
337-948-7090

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Louis Nix

Doctors Groups:

OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

ACADIANA MEDICINE CLINIC, APMC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: ELARA CARING

Hospital: OPELOUSAS GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM

Nursing Home: Senior Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

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