JOSHUA WHORTON Review - (GASTROENTEROLOGY)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for JOSHUA WHORTON.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about JOSHUA WHORTON
In the briefest summary, JOSHUA WHORTON is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include HOSPITALIST, and INTERNAL MEDICINE. JOSHUA WHORTON attended UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, graduating in 2004. He maintains 1 office locations. He is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1346381969What is this page all about?
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Specialties and Sub-Specialties:
JOSHUA WHORTON is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include HOSPITALIST, and INTERNAL MEDICINE.
GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (more information)
HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (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)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for JOSHUA WHORTON
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 | 97.2 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 91.7 |
| PI Category Score | 79.4 |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 95.8 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Colorectal Cancer Screening | |
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| e-Prescribing | |
| Clinical Data Registry Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| Electronic Case Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Public Health Registry Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| Security Risk Analysis | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for JOSHUA WHORTON
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for JOSHUA WHORTON.
1515 N PORTER AVE
NORMAN, OK 73071
405-366-8619
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for JOSHUA WHORTON
Doctors Groups:
JOSHUA WHORTON is not associated with any doctor groups.
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: NORMAN REGIONAL
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