Gregory Rucker INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Gregory Rucker

  Explanation of Specialties

GREGORY RUCKER 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)

  Gregory Rucker Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	74.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	69.8
PI Category Score	14
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	92.1

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.

Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
e-Prescribing
Cervical Cancer Screening	0%
Controlling High Blood Pressure	76%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	18%
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	0%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	0%
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	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
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making.	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	2%

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 Rucker

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Gregory Rucker.

700 CTR ST
COLUMBUS, GA 31901
404-596-1314

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Gregory Rucker

Doctors Groups:

INTERNAL MEDICINE OF WEST-CENTRAL GEORGIA, P.C.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: ENHABIT HOME HEALTH

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