Tara Patterson PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About Tara Patterson

  Explanation of Specialties

TARA PATTERSON is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)

  Tara Patterson Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	100
PI Category Score	100
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 Tara Patterson.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Tara Patterson

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Tara Patterson.

1221 PLEASANT ST
DES MOINES, IA 50309
515-282-2921

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Tara Patterson

Doctors Groups:

MISSION CANCER AND BLOOD, PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI

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