STEPHEN GEPHARDT Review - (INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for STEPHEN GEPHARDT.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about STEPHEN GEPHARDT
In the briefest summary, STEPHEN GEPHARDT is a specialist in INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT. Other specialties include ANESTHESIOLOGY, and PAIN MANAGEMENT. STEPHEN GEPHARDT attended INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1981. He maintains 1 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1154307635What 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 STEPHEN GEPHARDT. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the STEPHEN GEPHARDT 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:
STEPHEN GEPHARDT is a specialist in INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT. Other specialties include ANESTHESIOLOGY, and PAIN MANAGEMENT.
INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT: If you’re in pain, interventional pain management can help you reduce pain and get you back to your life. Practitioners use cutting-edge treatment options along with holistic therapies. For example, a patient may receive nerve blocks or facet joint injections, along with reduced medication doses and physical therapy or chiropractic care to address the root of their pain issue. Practitioners look at the patient as a whole person, rather than just their pain. Because of this, interventional pain... (more information)
ANESTHESIOLOGY: Anesthesiologists perform the sedation for surgery and other procedures. They also provide local anesthesia for mothers during delivery by inserting an epidural in the low back. There is also a sub-specialty of anesthesiology called Pain Medicine. Pain Medicine doctors evaluate and treat patients with various chronic pain conditions. Aspiring anesthesiologists must attend medical school followed by a residency program for anesthesiology. There are numerous subspecialties of anesthesiology the... (more information)
PAIN MANAGEMENT: A pain management specialist is a doctor who evaluates your pain and treats a wide range of pain problems. A pain management doctor treats sudden pain problems such as headaches and many types of long-lasting, chronic, pain such as low back pain. Patients are seen in a pain clinic and can go home the same day. Pain management doctors offer a mix of medication-based treatments and procedures, that can stop the pain at its source. The types of pain treated by a pain management doctor fall into thr... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for STEPHEN GEPHARDT
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 | 75.7 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 70 |
| PI Category Score | |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 64.7 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Documentation of Signed Opioid Treatment Agreement | |
| Evaluation or Interview for Risk of Opioid Misuse | |
| Opioid Therapy Follow-up Evaluation | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | |
| CDC Training on CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain | Yes |
| Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program | Yes |
| Depression screening | Yes |
| Implementation of formal quality improvement methods, practice changes, or other practice improvement processes | Yes |
| Leadership engagement in regular guidance and demonstrated commitment for implementing practice improvement changes | Yes |
| Participation in Population Health Research | Yes |
| Patient Medication Risk Education | Yes |
| Use of CDC Guideline for Clinical Decision Support to Prescribe Opioids for Chronic Pain via Clinical Decision Support | Yes |
| Use of QCDR data for ongoing practice assessment and improvements | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for STEPHEN GEPHARDT
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for STEPHEN GEPHARDT.
7220 S CIMARRON RD
LAS VEGAS, NV 89113
702-912-4100
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for STEPHEN GEPHARDT
Doctors Groups:
Medical Organizations:
Home Health Care Agency: CONNOLLY CARE
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