LEMUEL DENT Review - (GENERAL SURGERY)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for LEMUEL DENT.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about LEMUEL DENT
In the briefest summary, LEMUEL DENT is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. Other specialties include SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. LEMUEL DENT attended MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1985. 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):
1235139916What 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 LEMUEL DENT. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the LEMUEL DENT 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:
LEMUEL DENT is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. Other specialties include SURGICAL ONCOLOGY.
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)
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY: These surgeons remove all types of tumors throughout the body, so there can be overlap with other surgical specialties. For example, a breast tumor could be removed by a surgical oncologist, general surgeon or a gynecologic oncologist (more on them below). These surgeons typically operate on soft-tissue tumors called sarcoma and a type of skin melanoma. (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for LEMUEL DENT
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 | 99.4 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 91.5 |
| PI Category Score | 71.8 |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 100 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients | Yes |
| Clinical Data Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Depression screening | Yes |
| Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal | Yes |
| Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs | Yes |
| Implementation of medication management practice improvements | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Public Health Registry Reporting | 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 |
| Tobacco use | Yes |
| Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols | Yes |
| e-Prescribing Exclusion | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for LEMUEL DENT
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for LEMUEL DENT.
425 W 3RD AVE
ALBANY, GA 31701
229-312-7800
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for LEMUEL DENT
Doctors Groups:
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
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