RUSSELL BARR Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for RUSSELL BARR.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about RUSSELL BARR
In the briefest summary, RUSSELL BARR is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE. RUSSELL BARR attended VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1982. He maintains 3 office locations. He is a part of 2 medical groups. He is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1427140995What 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 RUSSELL BARR. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the RUSSELL BARR 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:
RUSSELL BARR is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC 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)
GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for RUSSELL BARR
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 | 99.8 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 96.6 |
| PI Category Score | 88.7 |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 100 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| e-Prescribing | |
| Care transition documentation practice improvements | Yes |
| Clinical Data Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Comprehensive Eye Exams | Yes |
| Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program | Yes |
| Depression screening | Yes |
| Drug Cost Transparency | Yes |
| Electronic Case Reporting | Yes |
| Immunization Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs | Yes |
| Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results | Yes |
| Implementation of medication management practice improvements | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Provide Education Opportunities for New Clinicians | Yes |
| Public Health Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) | Yes |
| Security Risk Analysis | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| Tobacco use | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for RUSSELL BARR
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for RUSSELL BARR.
1501 7TH ST SE
DECATUR, AL 35601
256-260-9535
1201 7TH ST SE
DECATUR, AL 35601
256-341-2000
1874 BELTLINE RD SW
DECATUR, AL 35601
256-301-2211
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for RUSSELL BARR
Doctors Groups:
Medical Organizations:
Home Health Care Agency: DECATUR MORGAN HOMECARE
Hospital: DECATUR MORGAN HOSPITAL - DECATUR CAMPUS
Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in INTERNAL MEDICINE that are similar to RUSSELL BARR
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