Kamlesh Patel NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Kamlesh Patel

  Explanation of Specialties

KAMLESH PATEL 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)

  Kamlesh Patel Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	98.8
PI Category Score	96
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: 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
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Controlling High Blood Pressure	98%
Electronic Case Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	99%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Kamlesh Patel

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Kamlesh Patel.

2424 WARM SPRINGS RD
COLUMBUS, GA 31904
706-327-6296

100 FRIST CT
COLUMBUS, GA 31909
706-327-6296

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Kamlesh Patel

Doctors Groups:

NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF COLUMBUS, P.C.

Medical Organizations:

Dialysis Facility: DCI BOXWOOD PLACE

Dialysis Facility: DCI BOXWOOD PLACE

Dialysis Facility: DCI BOXWOOD PLACE

Dialysis Facility: DCI BOXWOOD PLACE

Dialysis Facility: DCI BOXWOOD PLACE

Dialysis Facility: DCI BOXWOOD PLACE

Dialysis Facility: DCI BOXWOOD PLACE

Hospital: JACK HUGHSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL MIDTOWN

Hospital: PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL NORTHSIDE

Hospital: ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL- EMORY HEALTHCARE

Hospital: WARM SPRINGS MEDICAL CENTER

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