Ashfaq Balla NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Ashfaq Balla

  Explanation of Specialties

ASHFAQ BALLA 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)

  Ashfaq Balla Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	92.9
PI Category Score	76.2
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 Ashfaq Balla.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Ashfaq Balla

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Ashfaq Balla.

55 LAKE AVE N
WORCESTER, MA 16550
508-334-1000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Ashfaq Balla

Doctors Groups:

UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP INC

Medical Organizations:

Dialysis Facility: DAVITA PDI WORCESTER

Dialysis Facility: DAVITA PDI WORCESTER

Dialysis Facility: DaVita PDI Worcester

Dialysis Facility: DaVita PDI Worcester

Dialysis Facility: DaVita PDI Worcester

Dialysis Facility: DaVita PDI Worcester

Dialysis Facility: DaVita PDI Worcester

Hospital: MILFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTHALLIANCE HOSPITALS

Hospital: UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE-MARLBOROUGH HOSPITAL

Hospital: UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER/UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

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