Faraz Kerendi CARDIAC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Faraz Kerendi

  Explanation of Specialties

FARAZ KERENDI is a specialist in CARDIAC SURGERY. Other specialties include GENERAL SURGERY, and THORACIC SURGERY.

CARDIAC SURGERY: A cardiac surgeon is a medical doctor who has advanced education and training in performing surgery on the heart and the major blood vessels around it. They may belong to different specialties or may choose to specialize in certain types of heart procedures, such as procedures done on children. (more information)

GENERAL SURGERY: Most surgeons begin their training as general surgeons, then can sub-specialize or stay general surgeons. General surgeons perform gall bladder removals, hernia repairs, and some breast and skin surgery. (more information)

THORACIC SURGERY: Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest, as well as the bony structures and tissues that form and support the chest cavity.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing one person every 36 seconds. Experts estimate that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leadi... (more information)

  Faraz Kerendi Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.2
PI Category Score	89
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	93.7

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.

Colorectal Cancer Screening
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Advance Care Plan
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	53%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	100%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	58%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	54%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes
e-Prescribing Exclusion	Yes

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Faraz Kerendi

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 6 office locations for Faraz Kerendi.

1401 MEDICAL PKWY
CEDAR PARK, TX 78613
512-528-7000

2400 ROUND ROCK AVE
ROUND ROCK, TX 78681
512-341-1000

919 E 32ND ST
AUSTIN, TX 78705
512-476-7111

1010 W 40TH ST
AUSTIN, TX 78756
512-459-8753

3801 N LAMAR BLVD
AUSTIN, TX 78756
512-407-7000

11113 RESEARCH BLVD
AUSTIN, TX 78759
512-901-1000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Faraz Kerendi

Doctors Groups:

CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGEONS,PA

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: ST DAVID'S MEDICAL CENTER

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