Richard Baxter OPTOMETRY Reviews and Ratings

  About Richard Baxter

  Explanation of Specialties

RICHARD BAXTER is a specialist in OPTOMETRY. No other specialties were noted.

OPTOMETRY: Optometrists evaluate people for glasses and contact lenses and can diagnose and treat some eye conditions. They are not medical doctors and do not perform surgery, but they can prescribe some medications. Some people may have vision insurance that covers visits to an optometrist and glasses and contacts, but often that vision insurance does not pay for visits to an Ophthalmologist. Additionally, people may have medical insurance, but that medical insurance does not pay for glasses and contac... (more information)

  Richard Baxter Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	74.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	72.4
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	67.5

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.

Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG): Optic Nerve Evaluation
Controlling High Blood Pressure	42%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	94%
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	33%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	33%

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Richard Baxter

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Richard Baxter.

5164 CAPITOL BLVD SE
TUMWATER, WA 98501
360-357-3410

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Richard Baxter

Doctors Groups:

VISION HEALTH PS

Medical Organizations:

Richard Baxter is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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