Edward Poythress GERIATRIC MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Edward Poythress

  Explanation of Specialties

EDWARD POYTHRESS is a specialist in GERIATRIC MEDICINE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

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)

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)

  Edward Poythress Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	100
PI Category Score
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 Edward Poythress.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Edward Poythress

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Edward Poythress.

1502 TAUB LOOP
HOUSTON, TX 77030
713-873-4900

1504 TAUB LOOP
HOUSTON, TX 77030
713-873-2000

2525 A HOLLY HALL ST
HOUSTON, TX 77054
No phone number available

2525 A HOLLY HALL ST
HOUSTON, TX 77054
713-526-4243

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Edward Poythress

Doctors Groups:

BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Medical Organizations:

Edward Poythress is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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