DOCTORS FIRST P.C. Review

  The Most Important Data about DOCTORS FIRST P.C.

In the briefest summary, DOCTORS FIRST P.C. is a medical group with 14 professionals providing medical services at 6 locations. They cover 4 specialties.DOCTORS FIRST P.C. is affiliated with 1 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

3870661978

   What is this page all about?

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 DOCTORS FIRST P.C.. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the DOCTORS FIRST P.C. 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 DOCTORS FIRST P.C.

DOCTORS FIRST P.C. includes medical professionals from 4 specialties

Specialty	Number
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	5
FAMILY PRACTICE	5
INTERNAL MEDICINE	4
GERIATRIC MEDICINE	1

   Ratings for DOCTORS FIRST P.C.

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 DOCTORS FIRST P.C..

MIPS Measures

Measure	Percent Compliance
Breast Cancer Screening	62%
Cervical Cancer Screening	44%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Colorectal Cancer Screening	61%
Controlling High Blood Pressure	69%
Depression Remission at Twelve Months	36%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Eye Exam	58%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	22%
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy	93%
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	96%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk	72%
Health Information Exchange(HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan	61%
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization	58%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan	94%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	57%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	96%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	92%
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information	86%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	97%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	29%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	14%
e-Prescribing	83%

   DOCTORS FIRST P.C. Office Locations

   Hospitals Affiliated with DOCTORS FIRST P.C.

DOCTORS FIRST P.C. professionals work with these hospitals:

• UMD UPPER CHESAPEAKE MEDICAL CENTER

   Other Physician Groups

This is a list of other physician groups that service the same geographic area. If you are not satisfied with your current doctor or group of doctors, these may be worth considering.