Brian Howard ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND TRANSPLANT CARDIOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Brian Howard

  Explanation of Specialties

BRIAN HOWARD is a specialist in ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND TRANSPLANT CARDIOLOGY. Other specialties include CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY).

ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND TRANSPLANT CARDIOLOGY: An advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist cares for people whose heart failure no longer responds to conventional therapies and symptom management. Heart failure specialists perform procedures, manage complex treatments, including ventricular assist devices, and provide advanced heart care for people before and after heart transplant surgery. A heart failure cardiologist typically evaluates a patient’s medical and heart history, and explains heart failure and its management to pati... (more information)

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY): These surgeons operate on the blood vessels throughout the body. They often operate on the aorta (the main artery in the body), carotid arteries (blood vessels to the brain) and they treat varicose veins in the legs. (more information)

  Brian Howard Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	95.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	89.3
PI Category Score	83.8
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	88.2

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 Brian Howard.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Brian Howard

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 6 office locations for Brian Howard.

625 CHURCH NEST
MARIETTA, GA 30060
770-422-2004

677 CHURCH NEST
MARIETTA, GA 30060
No phone number available

677 CHURCH ST NE
MARIETTA, GA 30060
470-793-8585

3950 AUSTELL RD
AUSTELL, GA 30106
770-732-4022

6001 PROFESSIONAL PKWY
DOUGLASVILLE, GA 30134
No phone number available

5150 STILESBORO N W RD
KENNESAW, GA 30152
770-424-8222

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Brian Howard

Doctors Groups:

WELLSTAR MEDICAL GROUP, LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: WELLSTAR KENNESTONE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: WELLSTAR NORTH FULTON HOSPITAL

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND TRANSPLANT CARDIOLOGY that are similar to Brian Howard

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