BRIAN SHAFFER Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for BRIAN SHAFFER.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about BRIAN SHAFFER

In the briefest summary, BRIAN SHAFFER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted. BRIAN SHAFFER attended OTHER, graduating in 1985. He maintains 1 office locations. He is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1447247689

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

BRIAN SHAFFER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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 BRIAN SHAFFER

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 66.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB 62.8
PI Category Score 0
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 87

Measures and Activities

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

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
e-Prescribing
CDC Training on CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain Yes
Cervical Cancer Screening 0%
Completion of training and receipt of approved waiver for provision opioid medication-assisted treatments Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure 53%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) 81%
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop Yes
Implementation of condition-specific chronic disease self-management support programs Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements Yes
Implementation of practices/processes for developing regular individual care plans Yes
Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation Yes
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 94%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 78%
Public Health Registry Reporting Yes
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion Yes
Tobacco use Yes
Unhealthy Alcohol Use for Patients with Co-occurring Conditions of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Ambulatory Care Patients Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly 1%
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for BRIAN SHAFFER

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for BRIAN SHAFFER.

133 FRANKLIN CORNER RD
LAWRENCE TWP, NJ 86482
609-436-5900

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for BRIAN SHAFFER

Doctors Groups:

BRIAN SHAFFER is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT HAMILTON

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