Franklin Argueta Tercero PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Franklin Argueta Tercero

  Explanation of Specialties

FRANKLIN ARGUETA TERCERO is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include 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)

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)

  Franklin Argueta Tercero Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	95.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	87.4
PI Category Score	58
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 Franklin Argueta Tercero.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Franklin Argueta Tercero

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Franklin Argueta Tercero.

4502 MEDICAL DR
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
210-358-4000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Franklin Argueta Tercero

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM

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