BLAINE VARNER Review - (PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for BLAINE VARNER.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about BLAINE VARNER
In the briefest summary, BLAINE VARNER is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted. BLAINE VARNER attended OTHER, graduating in 2002. He maintains 4 office locations. He is a part of 2 medical groups. He is affiliated with 0 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1629257142What 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 BLAINE VARNER. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the BLAINE VARNER 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:
BLAINE VARNER is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for BLAINE VARNER
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 | 99.5 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 93.5 |
| PI Category Score | 78.3 |
| 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.
| Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report | |
| Adult Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | |
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| e-Prescribing | |
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients | Yes |
| Clinical Data Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Depression Remission at Twelve Months | 5% |
| Depression screening | Yes |
| Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal | Yes |
| Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs | Yes |
| Implementation of medication management practice improvements | Yes |
| MDD prevention and treatment interventions | Yes |
| Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 99% |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 75% |
| Public Health Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Security Risk Analysis | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Tobacco use | Yes |
| Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for BLAINE VARNER
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for BLAINE VARNER.
1278 N LAFAYETTE DR
SUMTER, SC 29150
803-774-4500
2475 BROAD ST
SUMTER, SC 29150
803-778-6555
100 JIMMY LOVE LN
COLUMBIA, SC 29212
803-772-5030
10040 TWO NOTCH RD
COLUMBIA, SC 29223
803-788-1153
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for BLAINE VARNER
Doctors Groups:
Medical Organizations:
BLAINE VARNER is not affiliated with any hospitals.
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