Elias Stephan INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Elias Stephan

  Explanation of Specialties

ELIAS STEPHAN is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include ENDOCRINOLOGY.

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)

ENDOCRINOLOGY: Endocrinologists treat the endocrine system—the glands that produce and secrete hormones that control and regulate nearly all of the body's functions. People with diabetes or thyroid disease are often treated by an endocrinologist. Like other internal medicine physicians, endocrinologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They are then required to attend fellowship training for endocrinology. (more information)

  Elias Stephan Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	94
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.6
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	90.1

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Controlling High Blood Pressure	93%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	90%
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	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 Elias Stephan

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Elias Stephan.

15200 SOUTHWEST FWY
SUGAR LAND, TX 77478
281-980-1899

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Elias Stephan

Doctors Groups:

Elias Stephan is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HOUSTON METHODIST SUGARLAND HOSPITAL

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