Carlos Espinosa NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Carlos Espinosa

  Explanation of Specialties

CARLOS ESPINOSA is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

NEPHROLOGY: Nephrologists treat kidney disease and prescribe dialysis for those experiencing kidney failure. After medical school, these physicians attend an internal medicine residency program. They are then required to attend fellowship training for nephrology. (more information)

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)

  Carlos Espinosa Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	94.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	84.5
PI Category Score	88
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	78.3

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: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	34%
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	96%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	89%
Public Health Registry Reporting	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
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	0%

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Carlos Espinosa

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Carlos Espinosa.

6801 MCPHERSON RD
LAREDO, TX 78041
956-717-0113

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Carlos Espinosa

Doctors Groups:

Carlos Espinosa is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO SOUTH DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO SOUTH DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO SOUTH DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO SOUTH DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO SOUTH DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO SOUTH DIALYSIS

Dialysis Facility: US RENAL CARE LAREDO SOUTH DIALYSIS

Hospital: DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF LAREDO

Hospital: LAREDO MEDICAL CENTER

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