TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP Review

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP

In the briefest summary, TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP is a medical group with 6 professionals providing medical services at 1 locations. They cover 2 specialties.TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP is affiliated with 1 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

2860402872

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") compiles and distributes more than 17 tables of data on medical professionals on a sporadic basis. Some of the tables contain more than a million records which makes it very difficult to manage them. There is a lot of information to pour through when trying to understand TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Ratings, Specialities Covered, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Physician Groups.)

   Specialties Covered by TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP

TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP includes medical professionals from 2 specialties

Specialty Number
INTERNAL MEDICINE 4
NEPHROLOGY 6

   Ratings for TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP

When it comes to healthcare, patients want the best possible care and experience. Figuring this out and boiling it down to a few measures, can be difficult. The information below shows our best analysis. We review all of the the data from CMS. The information below summarizes the results of the most recent annual survey of health care providers called the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems or "CAHPS" as well as data used for the calculation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System ("MIPS"). The most recent data for both of these datasets is calendar year 2021. According to the CMS website, the 2022 survey data is being finalized but they have not indicated when it will be publicly available.

CAHPS Survey Results

There is no information about the overall patient rating for TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP.

MIPS Measures

Measure Percent Compliance
Appropriate Treatment for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) 93%
Breast Cancer Screening 12%
Cervical Cancer Screening 28%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting Yes
Colorectal Cancer Screening 31%
Controlling High Blood Pressure 66%
Dementia: Cognitive Assessment 9%
Diabetes: Eye Exam 6%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) 25%
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy 97%
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record 25%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal Yes
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk 0%
Health Information Exchange(HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange Yes
Heart Failure (HF): Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) or Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitor (ARNI) Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 56%
Heart Failure (HF): Beta-Blocker Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) 89%
Immunization Registry Reporting Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results Yes
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment 3%
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment 3%
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation Yes
Oncology: Medical and Radiation Pain Intensity Quantified 13%
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults 61%
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan 38%
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization 36%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan 36%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented 21%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 21%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 78%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 75%
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information 93%
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Yes
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in Older Adults 14%
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols Yes
e-Prescribing 98%

   TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP Office Locations

8641 WILSHIRE BLVD, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211 Map
( 310-652-9162)
SHRINATH BARATHAN
NEPHROLOGY
ALAN DAUER
INTERNAL MEDICINE
SOUSAN KARIMI (MD)
NEPHROLOGY
RAVI LAKDAWALA
NEPHROLOGY
MICHAEL LEVINE
INTERNAL MEDICINE
SVETLANA VILLANO
NEPHROLOGY

   Hospitals Affiliated with TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP

TOWER NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP professionals work with these hospitals:

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