James Higginbotham PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About James Higginbotham

  Explanation of Specialties

JAMES HIGGINBOTHAM 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)

  James Higginbotham Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.4
Final MIPS Score without CPB	92.3
PI Category Score	78
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	98

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.

Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols

Yes

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for James Higginbotham

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 5 office locations for James Higginbotham.

2001 STULTS RD
HUNTINGTON, IN 46750
No phone number available

2003 STULTS RD
HUNTINGTON, IN 46750
No phone number available

11109 PARKVIEW PLAZA DR
FORT WAYNE, IN 46845
No phone number available

11115 PARKVIEW PLAZA DR
FORT WAYNE, IN 46845
No phone number available

11143 PARKVIEW PLAZA DR
FORT WAYNE, IN 46845
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for James Higginbotham

Doctors Groups:

PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEM INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: PARKVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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