DENNIS BLOCK Review - (UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for DENNIS BLOCK.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about DENNIS BLOCK
In the briefest summary, DENNIS BLOCK is a specialist in UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE. Other specialties include EMERGENCY MEDICINE, and PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. DENNIS BLOCK attended DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, graduating in 1983. He maintains 4 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 0 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1235131897What 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 DENNIS BLOCK. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the DENNIS BLOCK 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:
DENNIS BLOCK is a specialist in UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE. Other specialties include EMERGENCY MEDICINE, and PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.
UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine involves the prevention of injury and illness from exposure to environments with increased ambient pressure (such as in diving or hyperbaric chamber exposure), and the therapeutic use of high-environmental pressure and the delivery of oxygen under high pressure to treat disease. The scope of the subspecialty emphasizes the occupational, environmental, safety, and clinical aspects of diving, hyperbaric chamber operations, compressed air work, and hyperbaric oxygen... (more information)
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)
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE: Preventive medicine is exactly what it sounds like — it aims to prevent sickness before it happens. The ideology behind preventive medicine focuses on protecting, promoting, and maintaining health and well-being. It also aims to avert disease, disability, and death on an individual basis, as well as on a large scale in communities and populations. Preventive medicine is promoted by all physicians, though some choose to specialize in it. Physicians in this specialty use biostatistics and epidem... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for DENNIS BLOCK
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 | 100 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 99.9 |
| PI Category Score | |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 99.9 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
There is no measure or activity data for DENNIS BLOCK.
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for DENNIS BLOCK
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for DENNIS BLOCK.
1003 S CEDAR ST
BELTON, MO 64012
816-331-0781
201 NWR D MIZE RD
BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64014
816-228-5655
5500 W 123RD ST
OVERLAND PARK, KS 66209
913-317-2600
12100 W 109TH ST
OVERLAND PARK, KS 66210
816-822-0050
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for DENNIS BLOCK
Doctors Groups:
CURANA HEALTH OF MISSOURI-KANSAS LLC
Medical Organizations:
DENNIS BLOCK is not affiliated with any hospitals.
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