Salam Alkasspooles INFECTIOUS DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Salam Alkasspooles

  Explanation of Specialties

SALAM ALKASSPOOLES is a specialist in INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Infectious disease physicians deal with infections that are hard to diagnose or treat. They also treat serious infections such as the swine flu, bird flu, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases. After medical school, infectious disease physicians must attend an internal medicine residency followed by fellowship training for infectious diseases. (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)

  Salam Alkasspooles Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	88.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	78.8
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	75.1

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Advance Care Planning	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
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 Salam Alkasspooles

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Salam Alkasspooles.

11633 SAN VICENTE BLVD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90049
310-207-0020

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Salam Alkasspooles

Doctors Groups:

Salam Alkasspooles is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL AT HOLLYWOOD

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in INFECTIOUS DISEASE that are similar to Salam Alkasspooles

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as Salam Alkasspooles.

• KAMRAN HAMIDI
• JOANNA KOPACZ
• ALAN WHITE
• ROKHSAREH TAJRISHI
• JAGADEESH REDDY
• CHAD WADELL
• CHARLES BAILEY
• EDGAR WAYNE
• VINICIUS KLEE LOPES
• MARTIN FEE
• THRISSAWAN SUNGKAPALEE
• PHILIP ROBINSON
• CATHERINE KOPER
• ANJALI VORA
• MONA SHIEKH SROUJIEH
• KHAING MYINT
• JUNG-I YANG