RICHARD CHRISTOPHER Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)

  The Most Important Data about RICHARD CHRISTOPHER

In the briefest summary, RICHARD CHRISTOPHER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted. RICHARD CHRISTOPHER attended UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1984. He maintains 1 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 8 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1093703704

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

RICHARD CHRISTOPHER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for RICHARD CHRISTOPHER

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	91.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	86.4
PI Category Score	81
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	85.7

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 RICHARD CHRISTOPHER.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for RICHARD CHRISTOPHER

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for RICHARD CHRISTOPHER.

4250 HOSPITAL DR
MARIANNA, FL 32446
850-526-2200

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for RICHARD CHRISTOPHER

Doctors Groups:

ER PHYSICIAN GROUP AT JACKSON HOSPITAL

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH

Hospice: COVENANT HOSPICE INC

Hospice: EMERALD COAST HOSPICE

Hospital: JACKSON HOSPITAL

Hospital: NORTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Nursing Home: Marianna Health and Rehabilitation Center

Nursing Home: Chipola Health and Rehabilitation Center

Nursing Home: Marianna Nursing and Care Center

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