Albert Castano INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Albert Castano

  Explanation of Specialties

ALBERT CASTANO is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Albert Castano Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	87.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	81.9
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	78.7

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.

Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials	Yes
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level	Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	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 Albert Castano

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770 NEWTOWN YARDLEY RD
NEWTOWN, PA 18940
215-860-2990

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Albert Castano

Doctors Groups:

GRINGERI FAMILY MEDICINE, P.C.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND

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