Abel Salazar EMERGENCY MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Abel Salazar

  Explanation of Specialties

ABEL SALAZAR is a specialist in EMERGENCY MEDICINE. Other specialties include DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY.

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Emergency Medicine physicians are the doctors in the ER. They see a wide variety of conditions from cuts and burns to infections to heart attacks when they first occur. They are on the front lines of healthcare and often call in additional specialists like surgeons and cardiologist to care for patients. (more information)

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY: Radiologists review and interpret x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, PET scans and other types of imaging tests. However, there are some imaging tests that radiologists typically do not review. Cardiologists usually review their own echocardiograms and stress tests and Ob/Gyns usually review their own ultrasounds. Like Pathologists, Radiologists often do not directly interact with patients. Typically a technician performs the scan for the radiologist to review. (more information)

  Abel Salazar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88.7
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	86.7

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Controlling High Blood Pressure	71%
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes	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 Abel Salazar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Abel Salazar.

523 N SAM HOUSTON PKWY E
HOUSTON, TX 77060
281-272-6277

1034 LIBERTY PARK DR
AUSTIN, TX 78746
512-328-3775

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Abel Salazar

Doctors Groups:

PROFESSIONAL IMAGING PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Abel Salazar is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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