RALPH WEICHE Review - (EMERGENCY MEDICINE)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for RALPH WEICHE.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about RALPH WEICHE
In the briefest summary, RALPH WEICHE is a specialist in EMERGENCY MEDICINE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. RALPH WEICHE attended UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1997. He maintains 2 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):
1386674968What 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 RALPH WEICHE. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the RALPH WEICHE 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:
RALPH WEICHE is a specialist in EMERGENCY MEDICINE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.
EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Emergency Medicine physicians are the doctors in the ER. They see a wide variety of conditions from cuts and burns to infections to heart attacks when they first occur. They are on the front lines of healthcare and often call in additional specialists like surgeons and cardiologist to care for patients. (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 RALPH WEICHE
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 | 90.8 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 84.5 |
| PI Category Score | |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 81.8 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials | Yes |
| Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level | Yes |
| Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization. | Yes |
| Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for RALPH WEICHE
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for RALPH WEICHE.
2901 SQAULICUM PKWY
BELLINGHAM, WA 98225
360-734-5400
1717 S J ST
TACOMA, WA 98405
253-627-4101
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for RALPH WEICHE
Doctors Groups:
NORTHWEST EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS LLC
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL
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