Pankaj Kakkar NEUROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Pankaj Kakkar

  Explanation of Specialties

PANKAJ KAKKAR is a specialist in NEUROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE, and PSYCHIATRY.

NEUROLOGY: Neurologists are brain and nerve doctors. They often treat migraine headaches, strokes, seizures and chronic nervous system conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis. (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)

PSYCHIATRY: Psychiatrics see people with various mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. They also have the credentials to prescribe medications for these conditions, which sets them apart from psychologists and counselors. After medical school and residency for psychiatry, some psychiatrists attend fellowships for a subspecialty. There are a number of different specialty areas within psychiatry, including child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction medicine, or eating disorder... (more information)

  Pankaj Kakkar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	79.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	74.1
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	69.5

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 Pankaj Kakkar.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Pankaj Kakkar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Pankaj Kakkar.

381 PARK ST
HACKENSACK, NJ 76014
201-546-8510

260 OLD HOOK RD
WESTWOOD, NJ 76753
201-546-8510

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Pankaj Kakkar

Doctors Groups:

PROGRESSIVE NEUROLOGY PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH PASCACK VALLEY MEDICAL

Hospital: HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: ST JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER INC

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