Eduardo Fernandez CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) Reviews and Ratings

  About Eduardo Fernandez

  Explanation of Specialties

EDUARDO FERNANDEZ is a specialist in CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY). Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE, and THORACIC SURGERY.

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY): These surgeons operate on the blood vessels throughout the body. They often operate on the aorta (the main artery in the body), carotid arteries (blood vessels to the brain) and they treat varicose veins in the legs. (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)

THORACIC SURGERY: Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest, as well as the bony structures and tissues that form and support the chest cavity.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing one person every 36 seconds. Experts estimate that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leadi... (more information)

  Eduardo Fernandez Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94.8
PI Category Score	84.5
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	98.9

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Eduardo Fernandez

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Eduardo Fernandez.

1118 SNIDER ST
MARION, VA 24354
423-230-5000

360 VIRGINIA AVE
WYTHEVILLE, VA 24382
276-228-5506

2050 MEADOWVIEW PKWY
KINGSPORT, TN 37660
423-230-5000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Eduardo Fernandez

Doctors Groups:

WELLMONT CARDIOLOGY SERVICES

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: WELLMONT BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: WYTHE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

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