DESMOND YOUNG Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for DESMOND YOUNG.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about DESMOND YOUNG

In the briefest summary, DESMOND YOUNG is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), PULMONARY DISEASE, and SLEEP MEDICINE. DESMOND YOUNG attended UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS CITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 2000. He maintains 1 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1760425532

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

DESMOND YOUNG is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), PULMONARY DISEASE, and SLEEP MEDICINE.

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)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (more information)

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (more information)

SLEEP MEDICINE: Sleep medicine is a medical subspecialty focused on diagnosing and treating sleep disorders and other sleep-related concerns. Sleep disorders are common and, if left untreated, can have significant long-term consequences, such as increased risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Sleep physicians, sometimes called somnologists, come from a variety of medical specialties, but they all have training in sleep medicine. To receive board certification in sleep medicine, doctors m... (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for DESMOND YOUNG

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 77.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB 73.8
PI Category Score 41
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 84.6

Measures and Activities

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

There is no measure or activity data for DESMOND YOUNG.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for DESMOND YOUNG

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for DESMOND YOUNG.

4057 HWY 17
MURRELLS INLET, SC 29576
843-652-4800

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for DESMOND YOUNG

Doctors Groups:

INLET PULMONARY CRITICAL CARE AND SLEEP MEDICINE, LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: TIDELANDS GEORGETOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: TIDELANDS WACCAMAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

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