James Higham Kessler GASTROENTEROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About James Higham Kessler

  Explanation of Specialties

JAMES HIGHAM KESSLER is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (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)

  James Higham Kessler Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	84.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	80.8
PI Category Score	79
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	76.5

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for James Higham Kessler

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for James Higham Kessler.

4500 E 9TH AVE
DENVER, CO 80220
303-388-6874

10001 WASHINGTON ST
THORNTON, CO 80229
303-252-4442

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for James Higham Kessler

Doctors Groups:

ROCKY MOUNTAIN GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CENTURA HEALTH-ST ANTHONY NORTH HEALTH CAMPUS

Hospital: INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH PLATTE VALLEY HOSPITAL

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