Brian Zimmer NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Brian Zimmer

  Explanation of Specialties

BRIAN ZIMMER 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)

  Brian Zimmer Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	45
Final MIPS Score without CPB	45
PI Category Score
IA Category Score
Quality Category Score

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.

Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information
e-Prescribing
Collection and follow-up on patient experience and satisfaction data on beneficiary engagement	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
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 Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	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 Brian Zimmer

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Brian Zimmer.

5171 LIBERTY AVE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15224
412-683-4550

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Brian Zimmer

Doctors Groups:

NPS PHYSICIANS PITTSBURGH LLC

Medical Organizations:

Dialysis Facility: FRESENIUS KIDNEY CARE - SHALER

Dialysis Facility: FRESENIUS KIDNEY CARE - SHALER

Dialysis Facility: FKC Shaler

Dialysis Facility: FKC Shaler

Dialysis Facility: FKC Shaler

Dialysis Facility: FKC Shaler

Dialysis Facility: FKC Shaler

Dialysis Facility: DAVITA EAST END PITTSBURGH DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: DAVITA EAST END PITTSBURGH DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis

Dialysis Facility: DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis

Dialysis Facility: DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis

Dialysis Facility: DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis

Dialysis Facility: DaVita East End Pittsburgh Dialysis

Hospital: ALLEGHENY VALLEY HOSPITAL

Hospital: UPMC PASSAVANT

Hospital: UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE

Hospital: UPMC ST MARGARET

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