Karim Bitar NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

About Karim Bitar

KARIM BITAR is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. Karim Bitar attended OTHER, graduating in 2004. He maintains 1 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 12 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

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Explanation of Specialties

KARIM BITAR 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)

Karim Bitar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91
PI Category Score	70
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.

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Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Karim Bitar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Karim Bitar.

350 BUDFIELD ST
JOHNSTOWN, PA 15904
814-266-9919

Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Karim Bitar

Doctors Groups:

LAUREL KIDNEY SPECIALISTS,P.C.

Medical Organizations:

Dialysis Facility: DAVITA SOMERSET COUNTY DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: DaVita Somerset County Dialysis

Hospital: CHAN SOON- SHIONG MEDICAL CENTER AT WINDBER

Hospital: CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: CONEMAUGH MEYERSDALE MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: CONEMAUGH MINERS MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: UPMC SOMERSET

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