Joel Onafowokan INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Joel Onafowokan

  Explanation of Specialties

JOEL ONAFOWOKAN is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include ADDICTION MEDICINE.

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)

ADDICTION MEDICINE: Addiction medicine is a medical subspecialty, formally recognized since 1990, concerned with the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of persons with the disease of addiction, of those with substance-related health conditions, and of people who show unhealthy use of substances, including nicotine, alcohol, prescription medications, and other licit and illicit drugs. In 2016, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), officially recognized addiction medicine as a medi... (more information)

  Joel Onafowokan Performance Measures

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

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
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
Anticoagulant Management Improvements	Yes
Cervical Cancer Screening	26%
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	62%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	21%
Functional Status Assessments for Congestive Heart Failure	0%
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment	2%
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment	0%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	25%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	22%
Primary Caries Prevention Intervention as Offered by Primary Care Providers, including Dentists	0%
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	6%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	95%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	5%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	0%

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Joel Onafowokan

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Joel Onafowokan.

3626 LATROBE DR
CHARLOTTE, NC 28211
704-366-7182

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Joel Onafowokan

Doctors Groups:

Joel Onafowokan is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Joel Onafowokan is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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