GIGI NICKAS Review - (HOSPITALIST)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for GIGI NICKAS.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about GIGI NICKAS
In the briefest summary, GIGI NICKAS is a specialist in HOSPITALIST. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. GIGI NICKAS attended UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1993. She maintains 2 office locations. She is a part of 2 medical groups. She is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1710907274What 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 GIGI NICKAS. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the GIGI NICKAS 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:
GIGI NICKAS is a specialist in HOSPITALIST. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.
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)
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 GIGI NICKAS
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 | 83.2 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 76.5 |
| PI Category Score | |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 72.3 |
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 GIGI NICKAS
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for GIGI NICKAS.
1911 JOHNSON AVE
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401
805-543-5353
1010 MURRAY AVE
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93405
805-546-7600
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for GIGI NICKAS
Doctors Groups:
HOSPITAL MEDICINE OF CALIFORNIA INC
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in HOSPITALIST that are similar to GIGI NICKAS
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 GIGI NICKAS.
