VALENTINE UGWU Review - (FAMILY PRACTICE)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for VALENTINE UGWU.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about VALENTINE UGWU

In the briefest summary, VALENTINE UGWU is a specialist in FAMILY PRACTICE. No other specialties were noted. VALENTINE UGWU attended OTHER, graduating in 1997. He maintains 1 office locations. He is affiliated with 0 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1629380415

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

VALENTINE UGWU is a specialist in FAMILY PRACTICE. No other specialties were noted.

FAMILY PRACTICE: Family Practice is a combination of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Ob/Gyn. They are primary care physicians for children and adults, perform well-woman exams and sometimes even deliver babies. (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for VALENTINE UGWU

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 100
Final MIPS Score without CPB 100
PI Category Score
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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients Yes
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
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 92%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 90%
Tobacco use Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for VALENTINE UGWU

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for VALENTINE UGWU.

612 S VINTON ST
PEARSALL, TX 78061
830-505-7509

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for VALENTINE UGWU

Doctors Groups:

VALENTINE UGWU is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

VALENTINE UGWU is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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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 VALENTINE UGWU.