David Riker PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About David Riker

  Explanation of Specialties

DAVID RIKER is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (more information)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (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)

  David Riker Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	73.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	63.2
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	56.7

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 David Riker

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for David Riker.

555 WASHINGTON ST
SAN DIEGO, CA 92103
619-260-8300

435 H ST
CHULA VISTA, CA 91910
619-359-6600

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for David Riker

Doctors Groups:

NR MEDICAL ASSOCIATES

ON CALL SPECIALISTS MEDICAL GROUP OF SAN DIEGO INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL

Hospital: UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MED CTR

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