Richard Baker INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Richard Baker

  Explanation of Specialties

RICHARD BAKER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Richard Baker Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	93.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	90.6
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	89

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.

Colorectal Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Adult Sinusitis: Antibiotic Prescribed for Acute Viral Sinusitis (Overuse)
Advance Care Plan
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Adult Sinusitis: Computerized Tomography (CT) for Acute Sinusitis (Overuse)	0%
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	47%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	64%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	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 Richard Baker

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Richard Baker.

1301 RAGUET ST
NACOGDOCHES, TX 75961
936-560-3620

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Richard Baker

Doctors Groups:

Richard Baker is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: ANGELS CARE HOME HEALTH

Hospital: NACOGDOCHES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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