CHRISTY BUCHKO Review - (FAMILY PRACTICE)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for CHRISTY BUCHKO.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about CHRISTY BUCHKO

In the briefest summary, CHRISTY BUCHKO is a specialist in FAMILY PRACTICE. No other specialties were noted. CHRISTY BUCHKO attended WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, graduating in 2011. She maintains 1 office locations. She is a part of 1 medical group. She is affiliated with 4 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1659661577

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

CHRISTY BUCHKO is a specialist in FAMILY PRACTICE. No other specialties were noted.

FAMILY PRACTICE: Family Practice is a combination of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Ob/Gyn. They are primary care physicians for children and adults, perform well-woman exams and sometimes even deliver babies. (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for CHRISTY BUCHKO

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 95.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB 87.7
PI Category Score 76.3
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 89.6

Measures and Activities

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

Depression screening Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements Yes
Tobacco use Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for CHRISTY BUCHKO

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for CHRISTY BUCHKO.

506 CHESTNUT ST
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV 25309
304-766-8558

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for CHRISTY BUCHKO

Doctors Groups:

THS PHYSICIAN PARTNERS INC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: STONERISE HOME HEALTH

Hospital: CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL

Hospital: THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in FAMILY PRACTICE that are similar to CHRISTY BUCHKO

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 CHRISTY BUCHKO.