George Puente GASTROENTEROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About George Puente

  Explanation of Specialties

GEORGE PUENTE 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)

  George Puente Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	92.9
PI Category Score	84
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95.9

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 George Puente.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for George Puente

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for George Puente.

4224 HOUMA BLVD
METAIRIE, LA 70006
504-456-8020

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for George Puente

Doctors Groups:

TEXAS DIGESTIVE DISEASE CONSULTANTS PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL

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