WAQAR QURESHI Review - (GASTROENTEROLOGY)

  The Most Important Data about WAQAR QURESHI

In the briefest summary, WAQAR QURESHI is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. WAQAR QURESHI attended OTHER, graduating in 1984. He maintains 2 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1497835813

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

WAQAR QURESHI is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (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 WAQAR QURESHI

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	98.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	92.7
PI Category Score	75.8
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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 WAQAR QURESHI.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for WAQAR QURESHI

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for WAQAR QURESHI.

7200 CAMBRIDGE ST
HOUSTON, TX 77030
No phone number available

1919 OLD SPANISH TRL
HOUSTON, TX 77054
No phone number available

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for WAQAR QURESHI

Doctors Groups:

BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CHI ST LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ME

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in GASTROENTEROLOGY that are similar to WAQAR QURESHI

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as WAQAR QURESHI.

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