Naveed Akhtar INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Naveed Akhtar

  Explanation of Specialties

NAVEED AKHTAR is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY).

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)

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY): These surgeons operate on the blood vessels throughout the body. They often operate on the aorta (the main artery in the body), carotid arteries (blood vessels to the brain) and they treat varicose veins in the legs. (more information)

  Naveed Akhtar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	89.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	84
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	81.1

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: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Cervical Cancer Screening	0%
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	66%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	94%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	53%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	50%
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	0%
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	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 Naveed Akhtar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Naveed Akhtar.

95 COLLIER RD NW
ATLANTA, GA 30309
404-605-5699

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Naveed Akhtar

Doctors Groups:

PIEDMONT CARDIOLOGY OF ATLANTA, LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: PIEDMONT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL

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