Derek Kwasi Afflu, M.D.

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

MD481854 Issued in PA

Practice address

200 Lothrop St Ste C-900
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2536

Phone

(412) 648-6359

NPI assigned

Mar 28, 2016

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in PA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

80.94 of 100Reported as group

Quality

61.89

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

74.58

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1619935004

  PA

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1033125455
  NPD
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1285692699
  NPD

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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        "middle_name": "KWASI",
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• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 3, 2023; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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