Sherwin Foster NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Sherwin Foster

  Explanation of Specialties

SHERWIN FOSTER 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)

  Sherwin Foster Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	96.4
PI Category Score	88
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 Sherwin Foster

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8836 N HESS ST
HAYDEN, ID 83835
208-762-7760

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Sherwin Foster

Doctors Groups:

NORTH IDAHO NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: GRITMAN MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: KOOTENAI HEALTH

Hospital: NEWPORT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Hospital: NORTHWEST SPECIALTY HOSPITAL

Hospital: ST JOSEPH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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