JENNIFER BALA Review - (NEPHROLOGY)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for JENNIFER BALA.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about JENNIFER BALA

In the briefest summary, JENNIFER BALA is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. JENNIFER BALA attended UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, graduating in 2002. She maintains 1 office locations. She is a part of 1 medical group. She is affiliated with 15 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1831377399

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

JENNIFER BALA is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

NEPHROLOGY: Nephrologists treat kidney disease and prescribe dialysis for those experiencing kidney failure. After medical school, these physicians attend an internal medicine residency program. They are then required to attend fellowship training for nephrology. (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 JENNIFER BALA

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 100
Final MIPS Score without CPB 99.4
PI Category Score 98
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
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
e-Prescribing
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) 98%
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 75%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 68%
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly 4%
Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for JENNIFER BALA

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for JENNIFER BALA.

3701 MANATEE AVE W
BRADENTON, FL 32405
941-746-2540

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for JENNIFER BALA

Doctors Groups:

MANATEE KIDNEY DISEASES CONSULTANTS

Medical Organizations:

Dialysis Facility: BRADENTON DIALYSIS CENTER LLC

Dialysis Facility: BRADENTON DIALYSIS CENTER LLC

Dialysis Facility: BRADENTON DIALYSIS CENTER LLC

Dialysis Facility: BRADENTON DIALYSIS CENTER LLC

Dialysis Facility: BRADENTON DIALYSIS CENTER LLC

Dialysis Facility: PLANTATION DIALYSIS - ELLENTON

Dialysis Facility: PLANTATION DIALYSIS - ELLENTON

Dialysis Facility: PLANTATION DIALYSIS - ELLENTON

Dialysis Facility: PLANTATION DIALYSIS - ELLENTON

Dialysis Facility: PLANTATION DIALYSIS - ELLENTON

Hospital: HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL

Hospital: HCA FLORIDA SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL

Hospital: LAKEWOOD RANCH MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: MANATEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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