NATHAN SMITH Review - (PAIN MANAGEMENT)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for NATHAN SMITH.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about NATHAN SMITH
In the briefest summary, NATHAN SMITH is a specialist in PAIN MANAGEMENT. Other specialties include ANESTHESIOLOGY, and INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT. NATHAN SMITH attended MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 2012. 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):
1174884662What 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 NATHAN SMITH. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the NATHAN SMITH 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:
NATHAN SMITH is a specialist in PAIN MANAGEMENT. Other specialties include ANESTHESIOLOGY, and INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT.
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)
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)
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)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for NATHAN SMITH
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 | 95.1 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 89.3 |
| PI Category Score | 83.8 |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 88.2 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program | Yes |
| Depression screening | Yes |
| Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs | Yes |
| Patient Medication Risk Education | Yes |
| Tobacco use | Yes |
| Use of Patient Safety Tools | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for NATHAN SMITH
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for NATHAN SMITH.
960 JOE FRANK HARRIS PKWY SE
CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
225-923-0030
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for NATHAN SMITH
Doctors Groups:
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: WELLSTAR DOUGLAS HOSPITAL
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