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Rajiv Vij NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

Date Updated: October 24, 2024
Specialization: NEPHROLOGY
Other Specialties: INTERNAL MEDICINE
National Provider Number (NPI): 1386814226
Final MIPS Score: 100
No. of Doctor Groups: 2
No. of Affiliations: 33
Med School: OTHER
Year Graduated: 1998

About Rajiv Vij

RAJIV VIJ is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. Rajiv Vij attended OTHER, graduating in 1998. He maintains 2 office locations. He is a part of 2 medical groups. He is affiliated with 33 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

Explanation of Specialties

RAJIV VIJ is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include 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)

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)

Rajiv Vij Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.8
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	92.7

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Controlling High Blood Pressure	46%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	88%
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	92%
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	0%
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access	Yes

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Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Rajiv Vij

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Rajiv Vij.

3535 N 4TH ST
LONGVIEW, TX 75605
903-234-9992

1815 E 70TH ST
SHREVEPORT, LA 71105
318-585-5555

Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Rajiv Vij

Doctors Groups:

EAST TEXAS KIDNEY SPECIALISTS,PA

SOUTHERN KIDNEY ASSOCIATES PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Dialysis Facility: DAVITA LONGVIEW DIALYSIS CENTER

Dialysis Facility: DaVita Longview Dialysis Center

Dialysis Facility: DAVITA FOURTH STREET DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: DaVita Fourth Street Dialysis

Dialysis Facility: DAVITA HENDERSON DIALYSIS CENTER

Dialysis Facility: DaVita Henderson Dialysis Center

Dialysis Facility: DAVITA KILGORE DIALYSIS CENTER

Dialysis Facility: DaVita Kilgore Dialysis Center

Hospital: CHRISTUS GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: CHRISTUS SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER HEALTH SYSTEM

Hospital: LONGVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: UT HEALTH EAST TEXAS CARTHAGE HOSPITAL

Hospital: WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

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