ERNESTO KUFOY Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for ERNESTO KUFOY.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about ERNESTO KUFOY
In the briefest summary, ERNESTO KUFOY is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include NUCLEAR MEDICINE, and OPHTHALMOLOGY. ERNESTO KUFOY attended OTHER, graduating in 1984. He maintains 1 office locations. He is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1295792596What 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 ERNESTO KUFOY. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the ERNESTO KUFOY 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:
ERNESTO KUFOY is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include NUCLEAR MEDICINE, and OPHTHALMOLOGY.
INTERNAL MEDICINE: General internists provide primary care to adult patients. Internists usually have more hospital-based training than family practitioners. They may have an office-based practice or work as a hospitalist primarily seeing patients in the hospital. These physicians attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. Internists may then choose to pursue a fellowship to sub-specialize in a variety of other areas, like endocrinology (hormone-related conditions) or cardiology (heart-relat... (more information)
NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Nuclear medicine is a specialized area of radiology that uses very small amounts of radioactive materials, or radiopharmaceuticals, to examine organ function and structure. Nuclear medicine imaging is a combination of many different disciplines. These include chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer technology, and medicine. This branch of radiology is often used to help diagnose and treat abnormalities very early in the progression of a disease, such as thyroid cancer.Because X-rays pass throu... (more information)
OPHTHALMOLOGY: Ophthalmologists see patients for problems related to vision, such as glaucoma, and also perform cataract and Lasik eye surgery. Ophthalmologists can also prescribe glasses and contact lenses for vision correction, but often people go to Optometrists for this service as well. (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for ERNESTO KUFOY
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.
No MIPS Scores are available for ERNESTO KUFOY.
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 ERNESTO KUFOY.
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for ERNESTO KUFOY
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for ERNESTO KUFOY.
311 S PINE ST
DERIDDER, LA 70634
337-463-3500
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for ERNESTO KUFOY
Doctors Groups:
ERNESTO KUFOY is not associated with any doctor groups.
Medical Organizations:
Home Health Care Agency: BEAUREGARD HOME HEALTH
Hospital: BEAUREGARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
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