Gregory Houston PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About Gregory Houston

  Explanation of Specialties

GREGORY HOUSTON 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)

  Gregory Houston Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	95.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	90.9
PI Category Score	78.4
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	94.9

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.

Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Gregory Houston

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Gregory Houston.

5890 VALLEY RD
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35235
205-655-7600

3690 GRANDVIEW PKWY
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243
205-971-1000

3686 GRANDVIEW PKWY
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243
205-971-3356

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Gregory Houston

Doctors Groups:

AFFINITY PHYSICIAN SERVICES, LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT that are similar to Gregory Houston

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as Gregory Houston.

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