ALEX BEFELER Review - (GASTROENTEROLOGY)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for ALEX BEFELER.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about ALEX BEFELER

In the briefest summary, ALEX BEFELER is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. ALEX BEFELER attended UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, PRITZKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1992. He maintains 6 office locations. He is a part of 4 medical groups. He is affiliated with 5 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1881602753

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

ALEX BEFELER is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

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)

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 ALEX BEFELER

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 68.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB 62.2
PI Category Score 52
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 57.5

Measures and Activities

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

There is no measure or activity data for ALEX BEFELER.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for ALEX BEFELER

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 6 office locations for ALEX BEFELER.

1201 S GRAND BLVD
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63104
314-617-2000

1225 S GRAND BLVD
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63104
No phone number available

10101 WOODFIELD LN
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63132
608-280-4647

3635 VISTA AVE
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110
314-577-8000

1102 SIKES AVE
SIKESTON, MO 63801
573-471-5755

900 N WASHINGTON ST
DU QUOIN, IL 62832
618-542-2146

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in GASTROENTEROLOGY that are similar to ALEX BEFELER

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