URMIL SHUKLA Review - (GENERAL SURGERY)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for URMIL SHUKLA.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about URMIL SHUKLA
In the briefest summary, URMIL SHUKLA is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. Other specialties include THORACIC SURGERY, and VASCULAR SURGERY. URMIL SHUKLA attended OTHER, graduating in 1982. He maintains 1 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1144207317What 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 URMIL SHUKLA. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the URMIL SHUKLA 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:
URMIL SHUKLA is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. Other specialties include THORACIC SURGERY, and VASCULAR SURGERY.
GENERAL SURGERY: Most surgeons begin their training as general surgeons, then can sub-specialize or stay general surgeons. General surgeons perform gall bladder removals, hernia repairs, and some breast and skin surgery. (more information)
THORACIC SURGERY: Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest, as well as the bony structures and tissues that form and support the chest cavity.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing one person every 36 seconds. Experts estimate that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leadi... (more information)
VASCULAR SURGERY: A vascular surgeon has expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients with disorders of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems, excluding vessels of the brain and the heart. Certified Vascular Surgeons have significant experience in providing comprehensive care to patients with all types of vascular disease, including diagnosis, medical treatment and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques. Common interventions performed by vascular surgeons include the opening of... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for URMIL SHUKLA
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 | 81 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 77.7 |
| PI Category Score | 74 |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 73.7 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening | |
| Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | |
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling | |
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly | |
| e-Prescribing | |
| Electronic submission of Patient Centered Medical Home accreditation | Yes |
| Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record | Yes |
| Security Risk Analysis | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly | 0% |
| Use of telehealth services that expand practice access | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for URMIL SHUKLA
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for URMIL SHUKLA.
130 MEDICAL CTR PKWY
HUNTSVILLE, TX 77340
936-435-0833
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for URMIL SHUKLA
Doctors Groups:
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: ASPIRE HOSPITAL
Hospital: HUNTSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in GENERAL SURGERY that are similar to URMIL SHUKLA
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 URMIL SHUKLA.
