Joel Brown OPTOMETRY Reviews and Ratings

  About Joel Brown

  Explanation of Specialties

JOEL BROWN is a specialist in OPTOMETRY. No other specialties were noted.

OPTOMETRY: Optometrists evaluate people for glasses and contact lenses and can diagnose and treat some eye conditions. They are not medical doctors and do not perform surgery, but they can prescribe some medications. Some people may have vision insurance that covers visits to an optometrist and glasses and contacts, but often that vision insurance does not pay for visits to an Ophthalmologist. Additionally, people may have medical insurance, but that medical insurance does not pay for glasses and contac... (more information)

  Joel Brown Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	92.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88.7
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	86.7

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: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Diabetic Retinopathy: Communication with the Physician Managing Ongoing Diabetes Care
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG): Optic Nerve Evaluation
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	32%
Participation in a QCDR, that promotes collaborative learning network opportunities that are interactive.	Yes
Participation in a QCDR, that promotes use of patient engagement tools.	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	83%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	82%
Use of QCDR for feedback reports that incorporate population health	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 Joel Brown

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Joel Brown.

622 W N ST
GRANGEVILLE, ID 83530
208-983-0260

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Joel Brown

Doctors Groups:

Joel Brown is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Joel Brown is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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