Luis Pineda HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Luis Pineda

  Explanation of Specialties

LUIS PINEDA is a specialist in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY: Hematologists-Oncologists also known as Heme Oncs, merge training in two medical specialties to provide healthcare services for blood diseases and cancers of all forms. Hematology-Oncology is a medical specialty that focuses on diagnosing and treating of patient with blood abnormalities as well as malignant diseases. Although Oncology (cancer) and Hematology (blood) are two distinct medical sub-specialties of Internal Medicine, they frequently overlap since many tumors influence the blood and vi... (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)

  Luis Pineda Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	97.9
PI Category Score	93
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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 Luis Pineda.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Luis Pineda

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Luis Pineda.

1909 LAUREL RD
VESTAVIA HILLS, AL 35216
205-978-3570

1515 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
205-930-3200

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Luis Pineda

Doctors Groups:

COOPER GREEN MERCY HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY AN AFFILIATE OF UAB

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HOSPITAL

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