David Drum PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About David Drum

  Explanation of Specialties

DAVID DRUM 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)

  David Drum Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	89.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	82.8
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	79.7

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.

Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials	Yes
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level	Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	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 David Drum

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for David Drum.

160 A W TENNESSEE AVE
OAK RIDGE, TN 37830
865-835-3740

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for David Drum

Doctors Groups:

HYPERBARIC WOUND SPECIALISTS, PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE

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