RAMON GARZA Review - (ENDOCRINOLOGY)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for RAMON GARZA.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about RAMON GARZA

In the briefest summary, RAMON GARZA is a specialist in ENDOCRINOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. RAMON GARZA attended OTHER, graduating in 1986. He maintains 1 office locations. He is affiliated with 0 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1619925831

   What 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 RAMON GARZA. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the RAMON GARZA 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:

RAMON GARZA is a specialist in ENDOCRINOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

ENDOCRINOLOGY: Endocrinologists treat the endocrine system—the glands that produce and secrete hormones that control and regulate nearly all of the body's functions. People with diabetes or thyroid disease are often treated by an endocrinologist. Like other internal medicine physicians, endocrinologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They are then required to attend fellowship training for endocrinology. (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 RAMON GARZA

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 89.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB 86.3
PI Category Score 78
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 87.1

Measures and Activities

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
e-Prescribing
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion 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
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for RAMON GARZA

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for RAMON GARZA.

19016 STONE OAK PKWY
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78258
210-491-3434

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for RAMON GARZA

Doctors Groups:

RAMON GARZA is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

RAMON GARZA is not affiliated with any hospitals.

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in ENDOCRINOLOGY that are similar to RAMON GARZA

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as RAMON GARZA.