ANTHONY BALCHUNAS Review - (PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for ANTHONY BALCHUNAS.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about ANTHONY BALCHUNAS
In the briefest summary, ANTHONY BALCHUNAS is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted. ANTHONY BALCHUNAS attended OTHER, graduating in 1995. He maintains 5 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1710090170What 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 ANTHONY BALCHUNAS. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the ANTHONY BALCHUNAS 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:
ANTHONY BALCHUNAS is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for ANTHONY BALCHUNAS
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 | 87.9 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 85.6 |
| PI Category Score | 81 |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 84.2 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening | |
| Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | |
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| e-Prescribing | |
| Advance Care Plan | |
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients | Yes |
| Clinical Data Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Controlling High Blood Pressure | 55% |
| Depression screening | Yes |
| Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) | 35% |
| Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal | Yes |
| Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs | Yes |
| Implementation of medication management practice improvements | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 41% |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 38% |
| Public Health Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Security Risk Analysis | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Tobacco use | Yes |
| Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for ANTHONY BALCHUNAS
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 5 office locations for ANTHONY BALCHUNAS.
601 W STATE HWY 6 101
WACO, TX 76710
254-772-5454
601 W STATE HWY 6 105
WACO, TX 76710
254-741-6113
601 W HWY 6 109
WACO, TX 76710
254-751-9836
601 W HWY 6
WACO, TX 76710
254-776-7744
301 RICHLAND W CIR
WACO, TX 76712
254-537-6200
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for ANTHONY BALCHUNAS
Doctors Groups:
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: GOODALL WITCHER HOSPITAL
Hospital: LIMESTONE MEDICAL CENTER
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