FARAZ KERENDI Review - (CARDIAC SURGERY)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for FARAZ KERENDI.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about FARAZ KERENDI
In the briefest summary, FARAZ KERENDI is a specialist in CARDIAC SURGERY. Other specialties include GENERAL SURGERY, and THORACIC SURGERY. FARAZ KERENDI attended EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1999. He maintains 4 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1376727842What 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 FARAZ KERENDI. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the FARAZ KERENDI 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:
FARAZ KERENDI is a specialist in CARDIAC SURGERY. Other specialties include GENERAL SURGERY, and THORACIC SURGERY.
CARDIAC SURGERY: A cardiac surgeon is a medical doctor who has advanced education and training in performing surgery on the heart and the major blood vessels around it. They may belong to different specialties or may choose to specialize in certain types of heart procedures, such as procedures done on children. (more information)
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)
THORACIC SURGERY: Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest, as well as the bony structures and tissues that form and support the chest cavity.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing one person every 36 seconds. Experts estimate that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leadi... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for FARAZ KERENDI
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 | 97.1 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 93.2 |
| PI Category Score | 89 |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 93.7 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Colorectal Cancer Screening | |
| Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | |
| Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy | |
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| Advance Care Plan | |
| Diabetes: Eye Exam | |
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Clinical Data Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Controlling High Blood Pressure | 53% |
| Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) | 100% |
| Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal | Yes |
| Implementation of medication management practice improvements | Yes |
| Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 58% |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 54% |
| 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 |
| Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols | Yes |
| e-Prescribing Exclusion | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for FARAZ KERENDI
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for FARAZ KERENDI.
919 E 32ND ST
AUSTIN, TX 78705
512-476-7111
1010 W 40TH ST
AUSTIN, TX 78756
512-459-8753
3801 N LAMAR BLVD
AUSTIN, TX 78756
512-407-7000
11113 RESEARCH BLVD
AUSTIN, TX 78759
512-901-1000
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for FARAZ KERENDI
Doctors Groups:
CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGEONS,PA
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER
Hospital: ST DAVID'S MEDICAL CENTER
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