William Schaeffer INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About William Schaeffer

  Explanation of Specialties

WILLIAM SCHAEFFER is a specialist in INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Other specialties include DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY, and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY: Interventional radiology (IR) is a way to diagnose and treat cancer and other conditions without major surgery.With IR, your doctor looks inside your body with imaging tests such as ultrasounds, CT scans, or MRIs. Then they use small tools, like needles and tubes, to do a procedure or give treatment right where you need it. During these procedures, your doctor can put tools into your body through tiny cuts that can be as small as a pinhole. Interventional radiology helps with cancer in a number ... (more information)

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY: Radiologists review and interpret x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, PET scans and other types of imaging tests. However, there are some imaging tests that radiologists typically do not review. Cardiologists usually review their own echocardiograms and stress tests and Ob/Gyns usually review their own ultrasounds. Like Pathologists, Radiologists often do not directly interact with patients. Typically a technician performs the scan for the radiologist to review. (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)

  William Schaeffer Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.4
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	89.9

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for William Schaeffer

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for William Schaeffer.

2211 LOMAS BLVD NE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87106
505-272-2111

3001 BROADMOOR BLVD NE
RIO RANCHO, NM 87144
505-272-1570

1301 S SEWARD MERIDIAN PKWY
WASILLA, AK 99654
907-414-3832

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for William Schaeffer

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO MEDICAL GROUP

ALASKA VEIN CARE LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNM HOSPITAL

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