James Walton DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About James Walton

  Explanation of Specialties

JAMES WALTON is a specialist in DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY. Other specialties include NUCLEAR MEDICINE.

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY: Radiologists review and interpret x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, PET scans and other types of imaging tests. However, there are some imaging tests that radiologists typically do not review. Cardiologists usually review their own echocardiograms and stress tests and Ob/Gyns usually review their own ultrasounds. Like Pathologists, Radiologists often do not directly interact with patients. Typically a technician performs the scan for the radiologist to review. (more information)

NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Nuclear medicine is a specialized area of radiology that uses very small amounts of radioactive materials, or radiopharmaceuticals, to examine organ function and structure. Nuclear medicine imaging is a combination of many different disciplines. These include chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer technology, and medicine. This branch of radiology is often used to help diagnose and treat abnormalities very early in the progression of a disease, such as thyroid cancer.Because X-rays pass throu... (more information)

  James Walton Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.8
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95

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.

There is no measure or activity data for James Walton.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for James Walton

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 5 office locations for James Walton.

175 S UNION BLVD
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80910
719-365-5242

106 BLANCA AVE
ALAMOSA, CO 81101
719-589-2511

875 W 136TH AVE
BROOMFIELD, CO 80023
303-457-7700

5818 N NEVADA AVE
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80918
719-365-7480

1370 INTERQUEST PKWY
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80921
719-364-3750

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for James Walton

Doctors Groups:

RADIOLOGY AND IMAGING CONSULTANTS, PC

UCHEALTH IMAGING SERVICES LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: RIO GRANDE HOSPITAL

Hospital: SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: UCH-MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM

Hospital: UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL

Hospital: UCHEALTH PIKES PEAK REGIONAL HOSPITAL

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