DONALD DINGUS Review - (FAMILY PRACTICE)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for DONALD DINGUS.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about DONALD DINGUS

In the briefest summary, DONALD DINGUS is a specialist in FAMILY PRACTICE. Other specialties include EMERGENCY MEDICINE. DONALD DINGUS attended UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1989. He maintains 1 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):

1265471635

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

DONALD DINGUS is a specialist in FAMILY PRACTICE. Other specialties include EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

FAMILY PRACTICE: Family Practice is a combination of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Ob/Gyn. They are primary care physicians for children and adults, perform well-woman exams and sometimes even deliver babies. (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)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for DONALD DINGUS

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 82
Final MIPS Score without CPB 76.1
PI Category Score
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 71.9

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
Clinical Data Registry Reporting Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal 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 DONALD DINGUS

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for DONALD DINGUS.

205 E 19TH ST N
BIG STONE GAP, VA 24219
276-524-4920

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for DONALD DINGUS

Doctors Groups:

CASSANDRA DINGUS FNP PC

Medical Organizations:

DONALD DINGUS is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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