OTUONYE ONYEWUCHI Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for OTUONYE ONYEWUCHI.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about OTUONYE ONYEWUCHI
In the briefest summary, OTUONYE ONYEWUCHI is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GENERAL PRACTICE, and PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. OTUONYE ONYEWUCHI attended OTHER, graduating in 1992. He maintains 3 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 3 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1538354295What 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 OTUONYE ONYEWUCHI. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the OTUONYE ONYEWUCHI 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:
OTUONYE ONYEWUCHI is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GENERAL PRACTICE, and PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.
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)
EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Emergency Medicine physicians are the doctors in the ER. They see a wide variety of conditions from cuts and burns to infections to heart attacks when they first occur. They are on the front lines of healthcare and often call in additional specialists like surgeons and cardiologist to care for patients. (more information)
GENERAL PRACTICE: Also called family doctors or internists, general practitioners often develop an ongoing relationship with you, providing continuity of care. They treat common medical conditions and perform routine exams. They refer you to other medical services or doctors if you need urgent or specialized treatment.A general practitioner focuses on your overall health: physical and mental. They serve an important role in a much wider healthcare system. One of their main goals is to keep you healthy and out of ... (more information)
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE: Preventive medicine is exactly what it sounds like — it aims to prevent sickness before it happens. The ideology behind preventive medicine focuses on protecting, promoting, and maintaining health and well-being. It also aims to avert disease, disability, and death on an individual basis, as well as on a large scale in communities and populations. Preventive medicine is promoted by all physicians, though some choose to specialize in it. Physicians in this specialty use biostatistics and epidem... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for OTUONYE ONYEWUCHI
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.
No MIPS Scores are available for OTUONYE ONYEWUCHI.
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Colorectal Cancer Screening | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | |
| Adult Sinusitis: Antibiotic Prescribed for Acute Viral Sinusitis (Overuse) | |
| Advance Care Plan | |
| Diabetes: Eye Exam | |
| Adult Sinusitis: Computerized Tomography (CT) for Acute Sinusitis (Overuse) | 0% |
| Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients | Yes |
| Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program | Yes |
| Controlling High Blood Pressure | 46% |
| Depression screening | Yes |
| Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) | 68% |
| Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal | Yes |
| Implementation of medication management practice improvements | Yes |
| Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level | Yes |
| Tobacco use | Yes |
| Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for OTUONYE ONYEWUCHI
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for OTUONYE ONYEWUCHI.
1750 E 87TH ST ROOM
CHICAGO, IL 60617
773-933-9300
326 W 64TH ST
CHICAGO, IL 60621
855-276-5212
1750 E 87TH ST
CHICAGO, IL 60617
773-933-9300
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for OTUONYE ONYEWUCHI
Doctors Groups:
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: ADVOCATE TRINITY HOSPITAL
Hospital: INGALLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Hospital: ST BERNARD HOSPITAL
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