Benjamin Igwemezie NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Benjamin Igwemezie

  Explanation of Specialties

BENJAMIN IGWEMEZIE 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)

  Benjamin Igwemezie Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	85.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	75.8
PI Category Score	100
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	55.9

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
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Controlling High Blood Pressure	0%
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
Engagement of Patients, Family, and Caregivers in Developing a Plan of Care	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Evidenced-based techniques to promote self-management into usual care	Yes
Financial Navigation Program	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	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 evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making.	Yes
Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes	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 Benjamin Igwemezie

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Benjamin Igwemezie.

635 N MAIN ST
HIGH POINT, NC 27260
336-887-0038

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Benjamin Igwemezie

Doctors Groups:

Benjamin Igwemezie is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Dialysis Facility: HIGH POINT KIDNEY CENTER OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

Dialysis Facility: HIGH POINT KIDNEY CENTER OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

Dialysis Facility: HIGH POINT KIDNEY CENTER

Dialysis Facility: HIGH POINT KIDNEY CENTER

Dialysis Facility: HIGH POINT KIDNEY CENTER

Dialysis Facility: HIGH POINT KIDNEY CENTER

Dialysis Facility: HIGH POINT KIDNEY CENTER

Dialysis Facility: THOMASVILLE DIALYSIS CENTER OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

Dialysis Facility: THOMASVILLE DIALYSIS CENTER OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

Dialysis Facility: THOMASVILLE DIALYSIS CENTER

Dialysis Facility: THOMASVILLE DIALYSIS CENTER

Dialysis Facility: THOMASVILLE DIALYSIS CENTER

Dialysis Facility: THOMASVILLE DIALYSIS CENTER

Dialysis Facility: THOMASVILLE DIALYSIS CENTER

Hospital: HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM

Hospital: LEXINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC

Hospital: NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL

Hospital: NOVANT HEALTH THOMASVILLE MEDICAL CENTER

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