KEN BAXA Review - (RHEUMATOLOGY)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for KEN BAXA.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about KEN BAXA

In the briefest summary, KEN BAXA is a specialist in RHEUMATOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. KEN BAXA attended OTHER, graduating in 2014. He maintains 4 office locations. He is a part of 4 medical groups. He is affiliated with 5 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1386020741

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

KEN BAXA is a specialist in RHEUMATOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

RHEUMATOLOGY: Rheumatology is the field of medicine that is concerned with the evaluation and treatment of people with autoimmune conditions and joint diseases, including arthritis. Branches of rheumatology include basic research and clinical research, as well as clinical diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of patients with these illnesses.A rheumatologist is a subspecialist in the nonsurgical treatment of rheumatic illnesses, including autoimmune diseases and especially the many forms of arthritis... (more information)

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)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for KEN BAXA

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 92.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB 87.7
PI Category Score 79.2
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 87.9

Measures and Activities

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization. Yes
Use of QCDR data for ongoing practice assessment and improvements Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for KEN BAXA

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for KEN BAXA.

2420 G ST
BELLEVILLE, KS 66935
785-527-2254

605 W LINCOLN ST
LINDSBORG, KS 67456
785-227-3308

1604 AYLWARD AVE
ELLSWORTH, KS 67439
785-472-3111

250 W 9TH ST
HOISINGTON, KS 67544
620-653-2114

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