Alaa Younes INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Alaa Younes

  Explanation of Specialties

ALAA YOUNES is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY).

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)

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY): These surgeons operate on the blood vessels throughout the body. They often operate on the aorta (the main artery in the body), carotid arteries (blood vessels to the brain) and they treat varicose veins in the legs. (more information)

  Alaa Younes Performance Measures

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

Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter: Chronic Anticoagulation Therapy
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Antiplatelet Therapy
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	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 Alaa Younes

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Alaa Younes.

3311 PRESCOTT RD
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301
318-767-0960

224 PECAN PARK AVE
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303
318-704-6182

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Alaa Younes

Doctors Groups:

FREEDMAN MEMORIAL CARDIOLOGY

CARDIAC CATH LAB OF ALEXANDRIA LP

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: AVOYELLES HOSPITAL

Hospital: CHRISTUS ST FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL

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