CHRISTOPHER COWHER Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for CHRISTOPHER COWHER.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about CHRISTOPHER COWHER
In the briefest summary, CHRISTOPHER COWHER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted. CHRISTOPHER COWHER attended WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1994. He maintains 1 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 8 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1902893753What 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 CHRISTOPHER COWHER. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the CHRISTOPHER COWHER 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:
CHRISTOPHER COWHER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.
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 CHRISTOPHER COWHER
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 | 76.7 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 72.6 |
| PI Category Score | 34 |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 86.2 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Colorectal Cancer Screening | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | |
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| e-Prescribing | |
| Adult Sinusitis: Antibiotic Prescribed for Acute Viral Sinusitis (Overuse) | |
| Advance Care Plan | |
| Diabetes: Eye Exam | |
| Adult Sinusitis: Computerized Tomography (CT) for Acute Sinusitis (Overuse) | 0% |
| Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients | Yes |
| Clinical Data Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Controlling High Blood Pressure | 77% |
| Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) | 84% |
| Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal | Yes |
| Implementation of medication management practice improvements | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Public Health Registry Reporting | Yes |
| 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 |
| Tobacco use | Yes |
| Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for CHRISTOPHER COWHER
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for CHRISTOPHER COWHER.
651 COLLIERS WAY
WEIRTON, WV 26062
304-723-3007
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for CHRISTOPHER COWHER
Doctors Groups:
Medical Organizations:
Home Health Care Agency: WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH
Hospice: VALLEY HOSPICE, INCORPORATED
Hospital: TRINITY MEDICAL CTR EAST &TRINITY MEDICAL CTR WEST
Hospital: WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC
Hospital: WHEELING HOSPITAL, INC
Nursing Home: Weirton Geriatric Center
Nursing Home: Weirton Medical Center
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