RICARDO CARTER Review - (HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY)

  The Most Important Data about RICARDO CARTER

In the briefest summary, RICARDO CARTER is a specialist in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. RICARDO CARTER attended OTHER, graduating in 1981. He maintains 1 office locations. He is affiliated with 3 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1669457065

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

RICARDO CARTER is a specialist in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY: Hematologists-Oncologists also known as Heme Oncs, merge training in two medical specialties to provide healthcare services for blood diseases and cancers of all forms. Hematology-Oncology is a medical specialty that focuses on diagnosing and treating of patient with blood abnormalities as well as malignant diseases. Although Oncology (cancer) and Hematology (blood) are two distinct medical sub-specialties of Internal Medicine, they frequently overlap since many tumors influence the blood and vi... (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 RICARDO CARTER

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	94.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	89.9
PI Category Score	70
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	97.9

Measures and Activities

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

Oncology: Advance Care Planning in Metastatic Cancer Patients
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Oncology: Medical and Radiation - Pain Intensity Quantified
Oncology: Medical and Radiation - Plan of Care for Moderate to Severe Pain
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
e-Prescribing
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	51%
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making.	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	2%
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for RICARDO CARTER

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for RICARDO CARTER.

310 ELECTRIC AVE
LEWISTOWN, PA 17044
717-242-3760

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for RICARDO CARTER

Doctors Groups:

RICARDO CARTER is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: GEISINGER-LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL

Hospital: MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY that are similar to RICARDO CARTER

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 RICARDO CARTER.

• RAJI SHAMEEM
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• JOSE SILVA
• GRIGORI OKOEV
• SURINDER VOHRA
• TODD WOLF
• DANIEL EFIOM-EKAHA
• SHANI GUNNING CARTER
• JOSEPH KANNARKATT
• BLESSING NOLLAH
• DAN SOTIRESCU
• CHANH HUYNH
• AMIR TABATABAI
• JOYCE HUANG
• BLESSING NOLLAH
• SURINDER VOHRA
• TODD WOLF
• DANIEL EFIOM-EKAHA
• SHANI GUNNING CARTER
• JOSEPH KANNARKATT
• DAN SOTIRESCU