CHRISTOPHER DOWNING Review - (GENERAL SURGERY)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for CHRISTOPHER DOWNING.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about CHRISTOPHER DOWNING
In the briefest summary, CHRISTOPHER DOWNING is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. No other specialties were noted. CHRISTOPHER DOWNING attended OHIO UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, graduating in 1996. He maintains 1 office locations. He is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1396763835What 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 CHRISTOPHER DOWNING. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the CHRISTOPHER DOWNING 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:
CHRISTOPHER DOWNING is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. No other specialties were noted.
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)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for CHRISTOPHER DOWNING
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 | 86.2 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 82.1 |
| PI Category Score | 48 |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 95.7 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Advance Care Plan | |
| Breast Cancer Screening | |
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling | |
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| e-Prescribing | |
| Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up | Yes |
| Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | 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 |
| Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| Tobacco Use and Help with Quitting Among Adolescents | 100% |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for CHRISTOPHER DOWNING
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for CHRISTOPHER DOWNING.
1787 W LEE HWY
WYTHEVILLE, VA 24382
276-228-1050
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for CHRISTOPHER DOWNING
Doctors Groups:
CHRISTOPHER DOWNING is not associated with any doctor groups.
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: LEWISGALE HOSPITAL PULASKI
Hospital: WYTHE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in GENERAL SURGERY that are similar to CHRISTOPHER DOWNING
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