Kara Smola PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About Kara Smola

  Explanation of Specialties

KARA SMOLA is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)

  Kara Smola Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	80.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	78.2
PI Category Score	97
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	62

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 Kara Smola.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Kara Smola

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Kara Smola.

7201 HAPPY HOLLOW RD
TRUSSVILLE, AL 35173
205-939-3699

805 SAINT VINCENTS DR
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35205
205-939-3699

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Kara Smola

Doctors Groups:

STV SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPEDICS LLC

Medical Organizations:

Kara Smola is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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