William Richards PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About William Richards

  Explanation of Specialties

WILLIAM RICHARDS is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS).

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)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (more information)

  William Richards Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.4
Final MIPS Score without CPB	92.6
PI Category Score	99
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	87.1

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 William Richards.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for William Richards

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for William Richards.

5050 POPLAR AVE
MEMPHIS, TN 38157
901-276-2662

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for William Richards

Doctors Groups:

MID-SOUTH PULMONARY SPECIALISTS PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: METHODIST HOSPITALS OF MEMPHIS

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