Samuel Tarwater GASTROENTEROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Samuel Tarwater

  Explanation of Specialties

SAMUEL TARWATER is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (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)

  Samuel Tarwater Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	95.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88.9
PI Category Score	63.1
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Controlling High Blood Pressure	68%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	100%
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
MIPS Eligible Clinician Leadership in Clinical Trials or CBPR	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	18%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	16%
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 Samuel Tarwater

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Samuel Tarwater.

480 HONEYSUCKLE RD
DOTHAN, AL 36305
334-836-1212

614 N MAIN ST
ENTERPRISE, AL 36330
334-489-4244

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Samuel Tarwater

Doctors Groups:

GUT PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: FLOWERS HOSPITAL

Hospital: MEDICAL CENTER ENTERPRISE

Hospital: SOUTHEAST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER

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