TWILLA WALKER Review - (NURSE PRACTITIONER)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for TWILLA WALKER.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about TWILLA WALKER
In the briefest summary, TWILLA WALKER is a specialist in NURSE PRACTITIONER. No other specialties were noted. TWILLA WALKER attended OTHER, graduating in 2007. She maintains 1 office locations. She is a part of 1 medical group. She is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1770756512What 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 TWILLA WALKER. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the TWILLA WALKER 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:
TWILLA WALKER is a specialist in NURSE PRACTITIONER. No other specialties were noted.
NURSE PRACTITIONER: A nurse practitioner is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. As primary care physicians leave the profession faster than they can be replaced, especially in rural areas, nurse practitioners play a larger role as primary care providers. They’re also vital to care in specialized medicine, which has its own physician shortages. There’s a lot of overlap in the roles of nurse practitioners and physic... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for TWILLA WALKER
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 | 91.6 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 87.2 |
| PI Category Score | 57.4 |
| 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: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | |
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients | Yes |
| Controlling High Blood Pressure | 64% |
| 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 |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 98% |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 85% |
| Tobacco use | Yes |
| Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for TWILLA WALKER
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for TWILLA WALKER.
1771 TATE BLVD SE
HICKORY, NC 28602
828-324-4804
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for TWILLA WALKER
Doctors Groups:
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
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