VIJI SHANKAR Review - (PAIN MANAGEMENT)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for VIJI SHANKAR.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about VIJI SHANKAR

In the briefest summary, VIJI SHANKAR is a specialist in PAIN MANAGEMENT. No other specialties were noted. VIJI SHANKAR attended OTHER, graduating in 1993. She maintains 1 office locations. She is a part of 1 medical group. She is affiliated with 0 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1194911727

   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 VIJI SHANKAR. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the VIJI SHANKAR 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:

VIJI SHANKAR is a specialist in PAIN MANAGEMENT. No other specialties were noted.

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 VIJI SHANKAR

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 89.2
PI Category Score 96
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 82.6

Measures and Activities

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

Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Advance Care Plan
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
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Clinical Data Registry Reporting Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting for Multiple Registry Engagement Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Yes
Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms. Yes
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion Yes
Use of Patient Safety Tools Yes
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for VIJI SHANKAR

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for VIJI SHANKAR.

2153 VALLEYGATE DR
FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28304
910-321-7246

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for VIJI SHANKAR

Doctors Groups:

INTERVENTIONAL PAIN CENTER PLLC

Medical Organizations:

VIJI SHANKAR is not affiliated with any hospitals.

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in PAIN MANAGEMENT that are similar to VIJI SHANKAR

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 VIJI SHANKAR.