ELIAS ISSA Review - (EMERGENCY MEDICINE)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for ELIAS ISSA.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about ELIAS ISSA

In the briefest summary, ELIAS ISSA is a specialist in EMERGENCY MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted. ELIAS ISSA attended OTHER, graduating in 1996. He maintains 12 office locations. He is a part of 5 medical groups. He is affiliated with 7 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1053305888

   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 ELIAS ISSA. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the ELIAS ISSA does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Specialities, Ratings, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Doctors.

   Specialties and Sub-Specialties:

ELIAS ISSA is a specialist in EMERGENCY MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Emergency Medicine physicians are the doctors in the ER. They see a wide variety of conditions from cuts and burns to infections to heart attacks when they first occur. They are on the front lines of healthcare and often call in additional specialists like surgeons and cardiologist to care for patients. (more information)

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (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)

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospice is available to people living with an end-stage disease including cancer, pulmonary disease, ALS, heart disease, HIV-AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and any other life-threatening illness. Hospice care is available to patients who no longer wish treatment directed at curing their disease. The hospice benefit is flexible. Initially, a physician certifies that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease follows its normal course. The first two certifications are ... (more information)

HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (more information)

SLEEP MEDICINE: Sleep medicine is a medical subspecialty focused on diagnosing and treating sleep disorders and other sleep-related concerns. Sleep disorders are common and, if left untreated, can have significant long-term consequences, such as increased risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Sleep physicians, sometimes called somnologists, come from a variety of medical specialties, but they all have training in sleep medicine. To receive board certification in sleep medicine, doctors m... (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for ELIAS ISSA

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.

Final MIPS Score 85.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB 81.7
PI Category Score 59
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 89

Measures and Activities

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Adult Sinusitis: Antibiotic Prescribed for Acute Viral Sinusitis (Overuse)
Advance Care Plan
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Adult Sinusitis: Computerized Tomography (CT) for Acute Sinusitis (Overuse) 0%
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure 70%
Depression screening Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) 58%
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
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation Yes
Public Health Registry Reporting Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Yes
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion Yes
Tobacco use Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for ELIAS ISSA

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 12 office locations for ELIAS ISSA.

121 JOHNSTON FARM LN
WOODSTOCK, GA 30188
833-633-3497

2855 OLD HWY 5 105
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
706-258-3661

2855 OLD HWY 5 N
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
706-632-3711

2855 OLD HWY 5
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
706-258-4178

101 RIVERSTONE VIS
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
706-632-8008

2855 OLD HWY 5
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
No phone number available

101 RIVERSTONE VIS
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
No phone number available

101 RIVERSTONE VIS
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
No phone number available

135 S GIBSON ST
MEDFORD, WI 54451
715-748-8100

143 S GIBSON ST
MEDFORD, WI 54451
715-748-8100

1400 W ICE LAKE RD
IRON RIVER, MI 49935
906-265-6121

N10561 GRANDVIEW LN
IRONWOOD, MI 49938
906-932-2525

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in EMERGENCY MEDICINE that are similar to ELIAS ISSA

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as ELIAS ISSA.