RICHARD CARUSO Review - (GASTROENTEROLOGY)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for RICHARD CARUSO.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about RICHARD CARUSO
In the briefest summary, RICHARD CARUSO is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. RICHARD CARUSO attended JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, graduating in 1988. He maintains 2 office locations. He is a part of 2 medical groups. He is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1548252265What 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 RICHARD CARUSO. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the RICHARD CARUSO 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:
RICHARD CARUSO is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include 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)
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 RICHARD CARUSO
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 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 96.1 |
| PI Category Score | 87 |
| 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.
| Colorectal Cancer Screening | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | |
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly | |
| e-Prescribing | |
| Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program | Yes |
| Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 100% |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 100% |
| Security Risk Analysis | Yes |
| Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion | Yes |
| Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly | 0% |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for RICHARD CARUSO
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for RICHARD CARUSO.
1309 SAVANNAH RD
LEWES, DE 19958
302-645-6698
4745 OGLETOWN STANTON RD
NEWARK, DE 19713
302-738-5300
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for RICHARD CARUSO
Doctors Groups:
DELAWARE CENTER FOR DIGESTIVE CARE LLC
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER
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