Zafar Khalid INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Zafar Khalid

  Explanation of Specialties

ZAFAR KHALID is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY).

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)

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY): These surgeons operate on the blood vessels throughout the body. They often operate on the aorta (the main artery in the body), carotid arteries (blood vessels to the brain) and they treat varicose veins in the legs. (more information)

  Zafar Khalid Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	96.7
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	96.2

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
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Adult Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Cervical Cancer Screening	0%
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	48%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	55%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	86%
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	14%

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Zafar Khalid

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Zafar Khalid.

8550 BROADWAY
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
219-769-3550

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Zafar Khalid

Doctors Groups:

ELITE INTERNAL MEDICINE PC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: ACCENTCARE HOME HEALTH OF INDIANA

Hospital: FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT

Hospital: METHODIST HOSPITALS INC

Hospital: ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER INC

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