Richard James OPTOMETRY Reviews and Ratings

  About Richard James

  Explanation of Specialties

RICHARD JAMES is a specialist in OPTOMETRY. No other specialties were noted.

OPTOMETRY: Optometrists evaluate people for glasses and contact lenses and can diagnose and treat some eye conditions. They are not medical doctors and do not perform surgery, but they can prescribe some medications. Some people may have vision insurance that covers visits to an optometrist and glasses and contacts, but often that vision insurance does not pay for visits to an Ophthalmologist. Additionally, people may have medical insurance, but that medical insurance does not pay for glasses and contac... (more information)

  Richard James Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	57.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	47.9
PI Category Score	0
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	59.8

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.

Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Care transition standard operational improvements	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting for Multiple Registry Engagement	Yes
Collection and follow-up on patient experience and satisfaction data on beneficiary engagement	Yes
Financial Navigation Program	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information	Yes
Regular Review Practices in Place on Targeted Patient Population Needs	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
e-Prescribing Exclusion	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 Richard James

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Richard James.

302 MOUNT EFFORT DR
EFFORT, PA 18330
570-977-1496

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Richard James

Doctors Groups:

Richard James is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Richard James is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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