Daniel Ekkens GENERAL PRACTICE Reviews and Ratings

  About Daniel Ekkens

  Explanation of Specialties

DANIEL EKKENS is a specialist in GENERAL PRACTICE. Other specialties include FAMILY PRACTICE.

GENERAL PRACTICE: Also called family doctors or internists, general practitioners often develop an ongoing relationship with you, providing continuity of care. They treat common medical conditions and perform routine exams. They refer you to other medical services or doctors if you need urgent or specialized treatment.A general practitioner focuses on your overall health: physical and mental. They serve an important role in a much wider healthcare system. One of their main goals is to keep you healthy and out of ... (more information)

FAMILY PRACTICE: Family Practice is a combination of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Ob/Gyn. They are primary care physicians for children and adults, perform well-woman exams and sometimes even deliver babies. (more information)

  Daniel Ekkens Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	100
PI Category Score
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: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Advance Care Plan
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	26%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	95%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	88%
Tobacco use	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 Daniel Ekkens

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Daniel Ekkens.

1040 MANGROVE AVE
CHICO, CA 95926
530-345-0064

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Daniel Ekkens

Doctors Groups:

MANGROVE MEDICAL GROUP

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: BUTTE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE

Hospital: ENLOE HEALTH

Hospital: OROVILLE HOSPITAL

Hospital: SEATTLE VA MEDICAL CENTER (VA PUGET SOUND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM)

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