Melinda Brooks NURSE PRACTITIONER Reviews and Ratings

  About Melinda Brooks

  Explanation of Specialties

MELINDA BROOKS is a specialist in NURSE PRACTITIONER. No other specialties were noted.

NURSE PRACTITIONER: A nurse practitioner is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. As primary care physicians leave the profession faster than they can be replaced, especially in rural areas, nurse practitioners play a larger role as primary care providers. They’re also vital to care in specialized medicine, which has its own physician shortages. There’s a lot of overlap in the roles of nurse practitioners and physic... (more information)

  Melinda Brooks Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98
Final MIPS Score without CPB	92.6
PI Category Score	76.9
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	99

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
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	61%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	21%
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
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	99%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	91%
Tobacco use	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 Melinda Brooks

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Melinda Brooks.

4672 N SONOMA RANCH BLVD
LAS CRUCES, NM 88011
575-556-1871

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Melinda Brooks

Doctors Groups:

LAS CRUCES PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: MOUNTAIN VIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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