BENJAMIN BLANKS Review - (PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for BENJAMIN BLANKS.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about BENJAMIN BLANKS
In the briefest summary, BENJAMIN BLANKS is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted. BENJAMIN BLANKS attended OTHER, graduating in 2010. He maintains 3 office locations. He is a part of 2 medical groups. He is affiliated with 0 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1821178666What 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 BENJAMIN BLANKS. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the BENJAMIN BLANKS 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:
BENJAMIN BLANKS is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for BENJAMIN BLANKS
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 | 94.1 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 90.9 |
| PI Category Score | 69.8 |
| 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.
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information | |
| Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | |
| Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk | |
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| e-Prescribing | |
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly | |
| Clinical Data Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Controlling High Blood Pressure | 31% |
| Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal | Yes |
| Functional Status Assessment for Total Knee Replacement | 0% |
| Implementation of medication management practice improvements | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 46% |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 45% |
| Public Health Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Security Risk Analysis | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Tobacco use | Yes |
| Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly | 0% |
| Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for BENJAMIN BLANKS
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for BENJAMIN BLANKS.
1717 WILL O WISP DR
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23454
757-422-8476
1800 CAMELOT DR
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23454
757-321-3300
1975 GLENN MITCHELL DR
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23456
757-321-3300
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for BENJAMIN BLANKS
Doctors Groups:
VANN-VIRGINIA CENTER FOR ORTHOPAEDICS PC
Medical Organizations:
BENJAMIN BLANKS is not affiliated with any hospitals.
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