Sylvester Ogbata NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Sylvester Ogbata

  Explanation of Specialties

SYLVESTER OGBATA is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE, HOSPITALIST, and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

NEPHROLOGY: Nephrologists treat kidney disease and prescribe dialysis for those experiencing kidney failure. After medical school, these physicians attend an internal medicine residency program. They are then required to attend fellowship training for nephrology. (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)

HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (more information)

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)

  Sylvester Ogbata Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.9
PI Category Score	86.3
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 Sylvester Ogbata.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Sylvester Ogbata

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Sylvester Ogbata.

1400 MEDFORD DR
CHARLOTTE, NC 28205
704-940-6644

1200 N ELM ST
GREENSBORO, NC 27401
336-832-4380

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Sylvester Ogbata

Doctors Groups:

MOSES CONE PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MOSES H. CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE

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