James Dixon INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About James Dixon

  Explanation of Specialties

JAMES DIXON is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include FAMILY PRACTICE, and GERIATRIC MEDICINE.

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)

FAMILY PRACTICE: Family Practice is a combination of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Ob/Gyn. They are primary care physicians for children and adults, perform well-woman exams and sometimes even deliver babies. (more information)

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (more information)

  James Dixon Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	92.4
PI Category Score	74.8
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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for James Dixon

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825 FAIRFAX AVE
NORFOLK, VA 23507
757-446-8920

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for James Dixon

Doctors Groups:

EVMS ACADEMIC PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL

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