PAUL LAFATA Review - (PODIATRY)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for PAUL LAFATA.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about PAUL LAFATA
In the briefest summary, PAUL LAFATA is a specialist in PODIATRY. No other specialties were noted. PAUL LAFATA attended KENT STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE, graduating in 1999. He maintains 1 office locations. He is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1790785947What 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 PAUL LAFATA. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the PAUL LAFATA 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:
PAUL LAFATA is a specialist in PODIATRY. No other specialties were noted.
PODIATRY: Podiatrists are foot specialists. They treat corns, bunions, ingrown toenails, and foot infections. These healthcare providers are not medical doctors, but they can prescribe certain medications and perform surgery. (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for PAUL LAFATA
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 | 98.4 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 94.9 |
| PI Category Score | 83 |
| 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 | |
| Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report | |
| Breast Cancer Screening | |
| Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults | |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information | |
| 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 | |
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| e-Prescribing | |
| Diabetes: Eye Exam | |
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly | |
| Cervical Cancer Screening | 50% |
| Clinical Data Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Controlling High Blood Pressure | 64% |
| Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Beta-Blocker Therapy - Prior Myocardial Infarction (MI) or Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVEF < 40%) | 97% |
| Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) | 31% |
| Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal | Yes |
| Functional Status Assessments for Congestive Heart Failure | 0% |
| Immunization Registry Reporting | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 92% |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 87% |
| Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record | Yes |
| 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 | 8% |
| Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes | Yes |
| Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for PAUL LAFATA
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for PAUL LAFATA.
25 STEVENS AVE
WEST LAWN, PA 19609
610-678-4581
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for PAUL LAFATA
Doctors Groups:
PAUL LAFATA is not associated with any doctor groups.
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: PENN STATE HEALTH ST. JOSEPH
Hospital: READING HOSPITAL
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