Joseph Toothaker Alvarez INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Reviews and Ratings

  About Joseph Toothaker Alvarez

  Explanation of Specialties

JOSEPH TOOTHAKER ALVAREZ is a specialist in INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT. No other specialties were noted.

INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT: If you’re in pain, interventional pain management can help you reduce pain and get you back to your life. Practitioners use cutting-edge treatment options along with holistic therapies. For example, a patient may receive nerve blocks or facet joint injections, along with reduced medication doses and physical therapy or chiropractic care to address the root of their pain issue. Practitioners look at the patient as a whole person, rather than just their pain. Because of this, interventional pain... (more information)

  Joseph Toothaker Alvarez Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	84.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	80.9
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	77.5

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	100%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	88%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	87%
Tobacco use	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 Joseph Toothaker Alvarez

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Joseph Toothaker Alvarez.

4002 GARTH RD
BAYTOWN, TX 77521
281-338-4443

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Joseph Toothaker Alvarez

Doctors Groups:

SPACE CITY PAIN SPECIALISTS

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HOUSTON METHODIST CLEAR LAKE HOSPITAL

Hospital: HOUSTON PHYSICIANS' HOSPITAL

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