CAROLINE HERNANDEZ Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for CAROLINE HERNANDEZ.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about CAROLINE HERNANDEZ
In the briefest summary, CAROLINE HERNANDEZ is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GENERAL PRACTICE, and PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. CAROLINE HERNANDEZ attended UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL AT SAN ANTONIO, graduating in 1989. She maintains 1 office locations. She is a part of 1 medical group. She is affiliated with 0 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1346318052What 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 CAROLINE HERNANDEZ. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the CAROLINE HERNANDEZ 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:
CAROLINE HERNANDEZ is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GENERAL PRACTICE, and PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.
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)
GENERAL PRACTICE: Also called family doctors or internists, general practitioners often develop an ongoing relationship with you, providing continuity of care. They treat common medical conditions and perform routine exams. They refer you to other medical services or doctors if you need urgent or specialized treatment.A general practitioner focuses on your overall health: physical and mental. They serve an important role in a much wider healthcare system. One of their main goals is to keep you healthy and out of ... (more information)
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE: Preventive medicine is exactly what it sounds like — it aims to prevent sickness before it happens. The ideology behind preventive medicine focuses on protecting, promoting, and maintaining health and well-being. It also aims to avert disease, disability, and death on an individual basis, as well as on a large scale in communities and populations. Preventive medicine is promoted by all physicians, though some choose to specialize in it. Physicians in this specialty use biostatistics and epidem... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for CAROLINE HERNANDEZ
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 | 89.4 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 84.4 |
| PI Category Score | 72.6 |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 85.2 |
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 |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for CAROLINE HERNANDEZ
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for CAROLINE HERNANDEZ.
12602 TOEPPERWEIN RD
LIVE OAK, TX 78233
210-654-0030
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for CAROLINE HERNANDEZ
Doctors Groups:
CONVIVA MEDICAL CENTER MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, P.A.
Medical Organizations:
CAROLINE HERNANDEZ is not affiliated with any hospitals.
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