Adaku Onukogu INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Adaku Onukogu

  Explanation of Specialties

ADAKU ONUKOGU is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Adaku Onukogu Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94.5
PI Category Score	81.8
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.

Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
e-Prescribing
Controlling High Blood Pressure	45%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	41%
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	95%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	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
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	3%

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Adaku Onukogu

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Adaku Onukogu.

8714 GEORGIA AVE
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
301-588-2888

19801 OBSERVATION DR
GERMANTOWN, MD 20876
301-557-6000

1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
301-754-7000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Adaku Onukogu

Doctors Groups:

USACS INTEGRATED ACUTE CARE SERVICES OF MARYLAND LLC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: HOLY CROSS HOME CARE AND HOSPICE

Hospital: HOLY CROSS GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL

Hospital: HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL

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