MICHAEL HOCHMAN Review - (OPHTHALMOLOGY)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for MICHAEL HOCHMAN.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about MICHAEL HOCHMAN

In the briefest summary, MICHAEL HOCHMAN is a specialist in OPHTHALMOLOGY. Other specialties include OPTOMETRY. MICHAEL HOCHMAN attended UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MED (CHI/PEOR/ROCK/CHM-URB), graduating in 1993. He maintains 2 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 0 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1073527669

   What 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 MICHAEL HOCHMAN. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the MICHAEL HOCHMAN 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:

MICHAEL HOCHMAN is a specialist in OPHTHALMOLOGY. Other specialties include OPTOMETRY.

OPHTHALMOLOGY: Ophthalmologists see patients for problems related to vision, such as glaucoma, and also perform cataract and Lasik eye surgery. Ophthalmologists can also prescribe glasses and contact lenses for vision correction, but often people go to Optometrists for this service as well. (more information)

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)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for MICHAEL HOCHMAN

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.

Final MIPS Score 50
Final MIPS Score without CPB 40
PI Category Score 10
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 40

Measures and Activities

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation Yes
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for MICHAEL HOCHMAN

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for MICHAEL HOCHMAN.

5313 MCPHERSON RD
LAREDO, TX 78041
956-795-8310

5401 MCPHERSON RD
LAREDO, TX 78041
956-704-5014

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for MICHAEL HOCHMAN

Doctors Groups:

MICHAEL A. HOCHMAN, M.D.,P.A.

Medical Organizations:

MICHAEL HOCHMAN is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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