Ziad Ashkar INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Ziad Ashkar

  Explanation of Specialties

ZIAD ASHKAR is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include NEPHROLOGY.

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)

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)

  Ziad Ashkar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	40.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	35.4
PI Category Score	93
IA Category Score	20
Quality Category Score	0

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 Ziad Ashkar.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Ziad Ashkar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Ziad Ashkar.

1214 COOLIDGE BLVD
LAFAYETTE, LA 70503
337-289-7991

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Ziad Ashkar

Doctors Groups:

LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER INC

Medical Organizations:

Dialysis Facility: DAVITA LAKE CHARLES SOUTHWEST DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: DAVITA LAKE CHARLES SOUTHWEST DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis

Dialysis Facility: DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis

Dialysis Facility: DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis

Dialysis Facility: DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis

Dialysis Facility: DaVita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis

Dialysis Facility: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE BROUSSARD LLC

Dialysis Facility: Fresenius Kidney Care Broussard

Dialysis Facility: Fresenius Kidney Care Broussard

Dialysis Facility: Fresenius Kidney Care Broussard

Dialysis Facility: Fresenius Kidney Care Broussard

Dialysis Facility: Fresenius Kidney Care Broussard

Hospital: OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: OCHSNER ST MARTIN HOSPITAL

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