Ildefonso Rodriguez Rivera HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Ildefonso Rodriguez Rivera

  Explanation of Specialties

ILDEFONSO RODRIGUEZ RIVERA is a specialist in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE, and HEMATOLOGY.

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY: Hematologists-Oncologists also known as Heme Oncs, merge training in two medical specialties to provide healthcare services for blood diseases and cancers of all forms. Hematology-Oncology is a medical specialty that focuses on diagnosing and treating of patient with blood abnormalities as well as malignant diseases. Although Oncology (cancer) and Hematology (blood) are two distinct medical sub-specialties of Internal Medicine, they frequently overlap since many tumors influence the blood and vi... (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)

HEMATOLOGY: A hematologist is a specialist in hematology, the science or study of blood, blood-forming organs and blood diseases. The medical aspect of hematology is concerned with the treatment of blood disorders and malignancies, including types of hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma and sickle-cell anemia. Hematology is a branch of internal medicine that deals with the physiology, pathology, etiology, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and prevention of blood-related disorders.Becoming a hematologist requires 7 ... (more information)

  Ildefonso Rodriguez Rivera Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	86.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	82.3
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	79.1

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Ildefonso Rodriguez Rivera.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Ildefonso Rodriguez Rivera

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Ildefonso Rodriguez Rivera.

2829 BABCOCK RD
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
210-580-9544

7848 GATEWAY BLVD E
EL PASO, TX 79915
915-599-1313

9150 HUEBNER RD
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78240
210-561-7000

9150 HUEBNER RD
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78240
210-561-7000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Ildefonso Rodriguez Rivera

Doctors Groups:

TEXAS ONCOLOGY PA

SELECT PHYSICAL THERAPY TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: METHODIST HOSPITAL

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