RICHARD CLOSE Review - (NURSE PRACTITIONER)

  The Most Important Data about RICHARD CLOSE

In the briefest summary, RICHARD CLOSE is a specialist in NURSE PRACTITIONER. No other specialties were noted. RICHARD CLOSE attended OTHER, graduating in 1993. 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):

1154324382

   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 RICHARD CLOSE. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the RICHARD CLOSE 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 CLOSE is a specialist in NURSE PRACTITIONER. No other specialties were noted.

NURSE PRACTITIONER: A nurse practitioner is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. As primary care physicians leave the profession faster than they can be replaced, especially in rural areas, nurse practitioners play a larger role as primary care providers. They’re also vital to care in specialized medicine, which has its own physician shortages. There’s a lot of overlap in the roles of nurse practitioners and physic... (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for RICHARD CLOSE

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	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94.1
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	93.1

Measures and Activities

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

Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Participation in Joint Commission Evaluation Initiative	Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	Yes
Use of QCDR data for ongoing practice assessment and improvements	Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for RICHARD CLOSE

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for RICHARD CLOSE.

1005 JOE DIMAGGIO DR
HOLLYWOOD, FL 33021
954-265-5336

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for RICHARD CLOSE

Doctors Groups:

RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF HOLLYWOOD INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WEST

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Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as RICHARD CLOSE.

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