Ricardo Hernandez-castillo PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Ricardo Hernandez-castillo

  Explanation of Specialties

RICARDO HERNANDEZ-CASTILLO is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (more information)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (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)

  Ricardo Hernandez-castillo Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	76
Final MIPS Score without CPB	69.7
PI Category Score	25
IA Category Score	20
Quality Category Score	99.5

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 Ricardo Hernandez-castillo.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Ricardo Hernandez-castillo

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Ricardo Hernandez-castillo.

AVENIDA JUAN PONCE DE LEN PARADA
SAN JUAN, PR 00919
787-758-2000

PONCE DE LEON AVE
SAN JUAN, PR 91810
787-771-7934

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Ricardo Hernandez-castillo

Doctors Groups:

HOSPITAL ESPANOL AUXILIO MUTUO DE PUERTO RICO, INC.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: AUXILIO MUTUO HOSPITAL

Hospital: DOCTOR'S CENTER DE SAN JUAN

Hospital: SAN JUAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL

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