EDWARD VERNER Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for EDWARD VERNER.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about EDWARD VERNER
In the briefest summary, EDWARD VERNER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include INFECTIOUS DISEASE. EDWARD VERNER attended UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON, graduating in 1980. He maintains 4 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):
1356457162What 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 EDWARD VERNER. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the EDWARD VERNER 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:
EDWARD VERNER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
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)
INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Infectious disease physicians deal with infections that are hard to diagnose or treat. They also treat serious infections such as the swine flu, bird flu, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases. After medical school, infectious disease physicians must attend an internal medicine residency followed by fellowship training for infectious diseases. (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for EDWARD VERNER
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 | 81.9 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 78.2 |
| PI Category Score | 63 |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 80.6 |
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: Influenza Immunization | |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening | |
| Breast Cancer Screening | |
| Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | |
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| e-Prescribing | |
| Advance Care Plan | |
| Diabetes: Eye Exam | |
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Cervical Cancer Screening | 24% |
| Clinical Data Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Controlling High Blood Pressure | 68% |
| Depression screening | Yes |
| Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) | 75% |
| Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal | Yes |
| Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs | Yes |
| Implementation of medication management practice improvements | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 45% |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 41% |
| Public Health Registry Reporting | 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 |
| Tobacco use | Yes |
| Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for EDWARD VERNER
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for EDWARD VERNER.
225 W WACO DR
WACO, TX 76707
254-750-5409
7030 NEW SANGER AVE
WACO, TX 76712
254-772-4400
301 RICHLAND W CIR
WACO, TX 76712
254-537-6200
405 LONDONDERRY DR
WACO, TX 76712
No phone number available
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for EDWARD VERNER
Doctors Groups:
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: ASCENSION PROVIDENCE
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