STEVEN PORTER Review - (GASTROENTEROLOGY)

  The Most Important Data about STEVEN PORTER

In the briefest summary, STEVEN PORTER is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. No other specialties were noted. STEVEN PORTER attended LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN NEW ORLEANS, graduating in 1988. He maintains 1 office locations. He is affiliated with 5 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1740255819

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

STEVEN PORTER is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. No other specialties were noted.

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for STEVEN PORTER

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	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	100
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

Measures and Activities

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

Colorectal Cancer Screening
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information
e-Prescribing
Care coordination agreements that promote improvements in patient tracking across settings	Yes
Collection and follow-up on patient experience and satisfaction data on beneficiary engagement	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	35%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	88%
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
Engagement of Patients, Family, and Caregivers in Developing a Plan of Care	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Implementation of documentation improvements for practice/process improvements	Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Implementation of practices/processes for developing regular individual care plans	Yes
Improved Practices that Engage Patients Pre-Visit	Yes
Integration of patient coaching practices between visits	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	13%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	12%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes	Yes
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access	Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for STEVEN PORTER

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for STEVEN PORTER.

1508 E SKYLINE DR
OGDEN, UT 84405
801-624-6597

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for STEVEN PORTER

Doctors Groups:

STEVEN PORTER is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BRIGHAM CITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Hospital: LAYTON HOSPITAL

Hospital: MCKAY DEE HOSPITAL

Hospital: OGDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: ST MARK'S HOSPITAL

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in GASTROENTEROLOGY that are similar to STEVEN PORTER

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 STEVEN PORTER.

• STEVEN DESAUTELS
• JOHN CAPENER
• ANDREW HEINER
• MARK JENSEN
• JOHN DAVID SCHMIDT
• MICHAEL WEAVER
• ROBERT KYLE BARNETT
• JAMES STEWART
• FAIZ SHAKIR
• CHRISTOPHER CUTLER
• STEVEN DESAUTELS
• JOHN CAPENER
• ANDREW HEINER
• MARK JENSEN
• JOHN DAVID SCHMIDT
• MICHAEL WEAVER
• ROBERT KYLE BARNETT
• JAMES STEWART
• FAIZ SHAKIR
• CHRISTOPHER CUTLER
• DAVID OELSNER