LUWANGA OKORO Review - (NUCLEAR MEDICINE)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for LUWANGA OKORO.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about LUWANGA OKORO
In the briefest summary, LUWANGA OKORO is a specialist in NUCLEAR MEDICINE. Other specialties include CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY), and INTERNAL MEDICINE. LUWANGA OKORO attended UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HSC, COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MED, graduating in 1997. He maintains 6 office locations. He is a part of 2 medical groups. He is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1689673683What 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 LUWANGA OKORO. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the LUWANGA OKORO 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:
LUWANGA OKORO is a specialist in NUCLEAR MEDICINE. Other specialties include CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY), and INTERNAL MEDICINE.
NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Nuclear medicine is a specialized area of radiology that uses very small amounts of radioactive materials, or radiopharmaceuticals, to examine organ function and structure. Nuclear medicine imaging is a combination of many different disciplines. These include chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer technology, and medicine. This branch of radiology is often used to help diagnose and treat abnormalities very early in the progression of a disease, such as thyroid cancer.Because X-rays pass throu... (more information)
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY): These surgeons operate on the blood vessels throughout the body. They often operate on the aorta (the main artery in the body), carotid arteries (blood vessels to the brain) and they treat varicose veins in the legs. (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)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for LUWANGA OKORO
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 | 93.9 |
| PI Category Score | 85 |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 97 |
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 | |
| Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | |
| Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy | |
| Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | |
| Diabetes: Eye Exam | |
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information | |
| Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly | |
| e-Prescribing | |
| Cervical Cancer Screening | 28% |
| Clinical Data Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Controlling High Blood Pressure | 59% |
| Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) | 49% |
| Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal | Yes |
| Immunization Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results | Yes |
| Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment | 2% |
| Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment | 0% |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 100% |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 89% |
| Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) | Yes |
| Security Risk Analysis | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly | 15% |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for LUWANGA OKORO
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 6 office locations for LUWANGA OKORO.
2269 W 25TH AVE
GARY, IN 46404
219-944-4187
200 E 86TH AVE
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
219-649-2750
600 GRANT ST
GARY, IN 46402
219-886-4000
8701 BROADWAY
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
219-738-5500
2269 W 25TH AVE
GARY, IN 46404
219-944-4187
200 E 89TH AVE
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
219-738-5330
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for LUWANGA OKORO
Doctors Groups:
METHODIST HOSPITALS CARDIOGRAPHICS, LLC
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: METHODIST HOSPITALS INC
Hospital: ST CATHERINE HOSPITAL INC
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