DEREK BLECHINGER Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for DEREK BLECHINGER.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about DEREK BLECHINGER
In the briefest summary, DEREK BLECHINGER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. DEREK BLECHINGER attended UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 2014. He maintains 1 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1063839462What is this page all about?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") compiles and distributes more than 17 tables of data on medical professionals on a sporadic basis. Some of the tables contain more than a million records which makes it very difficult to manage them. There is a lot of information to pour through when trying to understand DEREK BLECHINGER. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the DEREK BLECHINGER does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Specialities, Ratings, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Doctors.
Specialties and Sub-Specialties:
DEREK BLECHINGER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.
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)
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE: Preventive medicine is exactly what it sounds like — it aims to prevent sickness before it happens. The ideology behind preventive medicine focuses on protecting, promoting, and maintaining health and well-being. It also aims to avert disease, disability, and death on an individual basis, as well as on a large scale in communities and populations. Preventive medicine is promoted by all physicians, though some choose to specialize in it. Physicians in this specialty use biostatistics and epidem... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for DEREK BLECHINGER
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.
No MIPS Scores are available for DEREK BLECHINGER.
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
There is no measure or activity data for DEREK BLECHINGER.
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for DEREK BLECHINGER
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for DEREK BLECHINGER.
2238 GEARY BLVD
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115
415-833-2200
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for DEREK BLECHINGER
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