EDWARD POON Review - (INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for EDWARD POON.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about EDWARD POON
In the briefest summary, EDWARD POON is a specialist in INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT. EDWARD POON attended BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1992. He maintains 1 office locations. He is affiliated with 0 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1770587115What 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 EDWARD POON. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the EDWARD POON 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:
EDWARD POON is a specialist in INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT.
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY: Interventional radiology (IR) is a way to diagnose and treat cancer and other conditions without major surgery.With IR, your doctor looks inside your body with imaging tests such as ultrasounds, CT scans, or MRIs. Then they use small tools, like needles and tubes, to do a procedure or give treatment right where you need it. During these procedures, your doctor can put tools into your body through tiny cuts that can be as small as a pinhole. Interventional radiology helps with cancer in a number ... (more information)
INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT: If you’re in pain, interventional pain management can help you reduce pain and get you back to your life. Practitioners use cutting-edge treatment options along with holistic therapies. For example, a patient may receive nerve blocks or facet joint injections, along with reduced medication doses and physical therapy or chiropractic care to address the root of their pain issue. Practitioners look at the patient as a whole person, rather than just their pain. Because of this, interventional pain... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for EDWARD POON
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 | 89.8 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 85.8 |
| PI Category Score | |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 83.3 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Documentation of Signed Opioid Treatment Agreement | |
| Evaluation or Interview for Risk of Opioid Misuse | |
| Opioid Therapy Follow-up Evaluation | |
| Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Primary Headache | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | |
| Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program | Yes |
| Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up | Yes |
| Falls: Risk Assessment | 100% |
| Tobacco use | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for EDWARD POON
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for EDWARD POON.
3860 MASTHEAD ST NE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87109
505-796-9047
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for EDWARD POON
Doctors Groups:
EDWARD POON is not associated with any doctor groups.
Medical Organizations:
EDWARD POON is not affiliated with any hospitals.
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