JAMES SHEPPARD Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for JAMES SHEPPARD.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about JAMES SHEPPARD

In the briefest summary, JAMES SHEPPARD is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted. JAMES SHEPPARD attended MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1998. He maintains 2 office locations. He is a part of 2 medical groups. He is affiliated with 6 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1528075835

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

JAMES SHEPPARD 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 JAMES SHEPPARD

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 94.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB 90.7
PI Category Score 69
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 JAMES SHEPPARD.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for JAMES SHEPPARD

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for JAMES SHEPPARD.

2467 GOLDEN CAMP RD
AUGUSTA, GA 30906
706-790-4440

315 FLUKER ST
THOMSON, GA 30824
706-595-1090

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for JAMES SHEPPARD

Doctors Groups:

NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INC

FAMILY CARE GROUP OF THOMSON INC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: TRINITY HOME HEALTH

Hospital: DOCTORS HOSPITAL

Hospital: JEFFERSON HOSPITAL

Hospital: PIEDMONT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL

Hospital: UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Nursing Home: Gibson Health Opco LLC

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