Abdulmasih Zarif GENERAL SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Abdulmasih Zarif

  Explanation of Specialties

ABDULMASIH ZARIF is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. Other specialties include COLORECTAL SURGERY (PROCTOLOGY), THORACIC SURGERY, and VASCULAR SURGERY.

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)

COLORECTAL SURGERY (PROCTOLOGY): These surgeons operate on hemorrhoids and remove tumors from colon cancer. Proctologist is the old and somewhat out-of-date term for a colorectal surgeon. (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)

VASCULAR SURGERY: A vascular surgeon has expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients with disorders of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems, excluding vessels of the brain and the heart. Certified Vascular Surgeons have significant experience in providing comprehensive care to patients with all types of vascular disease, including diagnosis, medical treatment and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques. Common interventions performed by vascular surgeons include the opening of... (more information)

  Abdulmasih Zarif Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	70.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	60.5
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	53.5

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
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	100%
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	16%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	13%
Tobacco use	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 Abdulmasih Zarif

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Abdulmasih Zarif.

16 MERRILL ST
WATERBURY, CT 67082
203-757-1113

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Abdulmasih Zarif

Doctors Groups:

Abdulmasih Zarif is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: TRINITY HEALTH OF NEW ENGLAND AT HOME

Hospital: SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL

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