ERNEST BUCHANAN Review - (FAMILY PRACTICE)

  The Most Important Data about ERNEST BUCHANAN

In the briefest summary, ERNEST BUCHANAN is a specialist in FAMILY PRACTICE. No other specialties were noted. ERNEST BUCHANAN attended UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, HSC, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1996. He maintains 1 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 3 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1720088974

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

ERNEST BUCHANAN 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 ERNEST BUCHANAN

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	51.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	49
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	40

Measures and Activities

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

Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Consulting AUC Using Clinical Decision Support when Ordering Advanced	Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for ERNEST BUCHANAN

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for ERNEST BUCHANAN.

1101 NEAL ST
COOKEVILLE, TN 38501
931-528-7797

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for ERNEST BUCHANAN

Doctors Groups:

ERNEST G. BUCHANAN, IV, M.D., PC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: COOKEVILLE REGIONAL HOME HEALTH

Hospital: COOKEVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in FAMILY PRACTICE that are similar to ERNEST BUCHANAN

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 ERNEST BUCHANAN.

• SARAH WILSON
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• VANESSA GREEN
• ERIC HASEMEIER
• HEATHER CARTER
• GLENN DAVIS
• DAVID FLORENCE
• ALBERT BRANDON
• MARK SCHMITZ
• HOMER KIRBY
• SARAH WILSON
• WILLIAM DANIEL
• VANESSA GREEN
• ERIC HASEMEIER
• HEATHER CARTER
• GLENN DAVIS
• DAVID FLORENCE
• ALBERT BRANDON
• MARK SCHMITZ
• HOMER KIRBY
• ROBERT POMPHREY
• CALEB MAY
• ROBERT WOJTANOWSKI
• JOHN YAGER