AMY SPRAGUE Review - (NEPHROLOGY)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for AMY SPRAGUE.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about AMY SPRAGUE

In the briefest summary, AMY SPRAGUE is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE, and HOSPITALIST. AMY SPRAGUE attended UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1984. She maintains 5 office locations. She is a part of 5 medical groups. She is affiliated with 5 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1629030598

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

AMY SPRAGUE is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE, and HOSPITALIST.

NEPHROLOGY: Nephrologists treat kidney disease and prescribe dialysis for those experiencing kidney failure. After medical school, these physicians attend an internal medicine residency program. They are then required to attend fellowship training for nephrology. (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)

HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for AMY SPRAGUE

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 83.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB 77.3
PI Category Score
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 73.3

Measures and Activities

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

Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Leadership engagement in regular guidance and demonstrated commitment for implementing practice improvement changes Yes
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization. Yes
Use of QCDR data for ongoing practice assessment and improvements Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for AMY SPRAGUE

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 5 office locations for AMY SPRAGUE.

4070 HWY 17
MURRELLS INLET, SC 29576
843-652-1000

7930 FLOYD CURL DR
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
210-297-5000

1144 N RD ST
ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909
852-335-0531

3500 ARENDELL ST
MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557
252-499-6000

1380 LUSITANA ST
HONOLULU, HI 96813
No phone number available

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in NEPHROLOGY that are similar to AMY SPRAGUE

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 AMY SPRAGUE.