Howard Linzer EMERGENCY MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

About Howard Linzer

HOWARD LINZER is a specialist in EMERGENCY MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted. Howard Linzer attended DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, graduating in 1997. He maintains 1 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 0 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

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Explanation of Specialties

HOWARD LINZER is a specialist in EMERGENCY MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

Howard Linzer Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	82.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	80.5
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	77

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.

Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Adult Sinusitis: Appropriate Choice of Antibiotic: Amoxicillin With or Without Clavulanate Prescribed for Patients with Acute Bacterial Sinusitis (Appropriate Use)	61%
Adult Sinusitis: Computerized Tomography (CT) for Acute Sinusitis (Overuse)	2%
Communication of Unscheduled Visit for Adverse Drug Event and Nature of Event	Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials	Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	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 Howard Linzer

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Howard Linzer.

6400 DAVIS BLVD
NAPLES, FL 34104
239-775-2300

Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Howard Linzer

Doctors Groups:

URGENT CARE OF NAPLES PA

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Howard Linzer is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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