Brett Stephens NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Brett Stephens

  Explanation of Specialties

BRETT STEPHENS 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)

  Brett Stephens Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	99
Final MIPS Score without CPB	89
PI Category Score	100
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	80

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.

Patient-Centered Surgical Risk Assessment and Communication
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Radiology: Exposure Dose Indices or Exposure Time and Number of Images Reported for Procedures Using Fluoroscopy
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
Collection and use of patient experience and satisfaction data on access	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Perioperative Care: Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis (When Indicated in ALL Patients)	0%
Prevention of Central Venous Catheter (CVC) - Related Bloodstream Infections	98%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	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 Brett Stephens

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Brett Stephens.

8411 FM 1960 BYPASS RD W
HUMBLE, TX 77338
713-820-0806

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Brett Stephens

Doctors Groups:

RUCHDI BARAKAT, M.D., P.A.

Medical Organizations:

Brett Stephens is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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