Cuong Nguyen DERMATOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Cuong Nguyen

  Explanation of Specialties

CUONG NGUYEN is a specialist in DERMATOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE, and PATHOLOGY.

DERMATOLOGY: Dermatologists diagnose and treat conditions that affect the hair, skin, and nails. This may include treating rashes or acne, diagnosing melanoma (skin cancer), and much more. In addition to this, dermatoligists also perform many aesthetic procedures that are paid for out of pocket rather than by insurance. Such procedures include Botox injections, laser skin treatments, and more. After medical school, dermatologists must attend dermatology residency. Fellowships are not required, but some derma... (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)

PATHOLOGY: athologists typically do not interact with their patients because they are specialized in examining biopsy specimens. A biopsy is a small piece of tissue—from the skin or a colon polyp for example—that is commonly examined under a microscope. Another physician will perform the biopsy (e.g., dermatologist or surgeon) and then give it to the pathologist for review. (more information)

  Cuong Nguyen Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	96.1
PI Category Score	86.9
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.

There is no measure or activity data for Cuong Nguyen.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Cuong Nguyen

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Cuong Nguyen.

676 N ST CLAIR
CHICAGO, IL 60611
312-695-8106

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Cuong Nguyen

Doctors Groups:

NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL FACULTY FOUNDATION

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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