RICHARD KLING Review - (FAMILY PRACTICE)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for RICHARD KLING.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about RICHARD KLING

In the briefest summary, RICHARD KLING is a specialist in FAMILY PRACTICE. No other specialties were noted. RICHARD KLING attended LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, STRITCH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1979. He maintains 1 office locations. He is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1265453690

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

FAMILY PRACTICE: Family Practice is a combination of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Ob/Gyn. They are primary care physicians for children and adults, perform well-woman exams and sometimes even deliver babies. (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for RICHARD KLING

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 51.4
Final MIPS Score without CPB 47.1
PI Category Score 0
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 58.3

Measures and Activities

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

Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Care coordination agreements that promote improvements in patient tracking across settings Yes
Care transition documentation practice improvements Yes
Care transition standard operational improvements Yes
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients Yes
Comprehensive Eye Exams Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Yes
Depression screening Yes
Diabetes screening Yes
Evidenced-based techniques to promote self-management into usual care Yes
Glycemic Screening Services Yes
Glycemic management services Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop Yes
Implementation of condition-specific chronic disease self-management support programs Yes
Implementation of episodic care management practice improvements Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements Yes
Implementation of practices/processes for developing regular individual care plans Yes
Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials Yes
Improved Practices that Engage Patients Pre-Visit Yes
MDD prevention and treatment interventions Yes
Promote Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Tools Yes
Provide peer-led support for self-management. Yes
RHC, IHS or FQHC quality improvement activities Yes
Regular Review Practices in Place on Targeted Patient Population Needs Yes
Tobacco use Yes
Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making. Yes
Use of CDC Guideline for Clinical Decision Support to Prescribe Opioids for Chronic Pain via Clinical Decision Support Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols Yes
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for RICHARD KLING

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for RICHARD KLING.

44215 15TH W ST
LANCASTER, CA 93534
661-948-5723

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for RICHARD KLING

Doctors Groups:

RICHARD KLING is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: HUMAN TOUCH HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY

Hospital: ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in FAMILY PRACTICE that are similar to RICHARD KLING

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 KLING.