Damian Fernandez GASTROENTEROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Damian Fernandez

  Explanation of Specialties

DAMIAN FERNANDEZ is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. No other specialties were noted.

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (more information)

  Damian Fernandez Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	86.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	81
PI Category Score	60
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	87.3

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.

Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Damian Fernandez

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Damian Fernandez.

1220 LAS TABLAS RD
TEMPLETON, CA 93465
805-434-4315

1064 MURRAY AVE
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93405
805-542-9678

1154 E GRAND AVE
ARROYO GRANDE, CA 93420
805-395-3277

959 LAS TABLAS RD
TEMPLETON, CA 93465
805-395-3277

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Damian Fernandez

Doctors Groups:

FIRST CHOICE PHYSICIAN PARTNERS

ADVENTIST HEALTH PHYSICIANS NETWORK

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: TENET HEALTH CENTRAL COAST SIERRA VISTA RMC

Hospital: TENET HEALTH CENTRAL COAST TWIN CITIES COMM HOSP

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