BRUCE BAKER Review - (ADDICTION MEDICINE)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for BRUCE BAKER.
Data is as of November 16, 2023.
A Review of the Data
Prepared by Richard Saunders as of November 16, 2023.
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 BRUCE BAKER. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the BRUCE BAKER 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.
In the briefest summary, BRUCE BAKER is a specialist in ADDICTION MEDICINE. Other specialties include ANESTHESIOLOGY. BRUCE BAKER attended OTHER, graduating in 1982. He maintains 1 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 0 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1952377566Specialties and Sub-Specialties:
BRUCE BAKER is a specialist in ADDICTION MEDICINE. Other specialties include ANESTHESIOLOGY.
ADDICTION MEDICINE: Addiction medicine is a medical subspecialty, formally recognized since 1990, concerned with the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of persons with the disease of addiction, of those with substance-related health conditions, and of people who show unhealthy use of substances, including nicotine, alcohol, prescription medications, and other licit and illicit drugs. In 2016, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), officially recognized addiction medicine as a medi... (more information)
ANESTHESIOLOGY: Anesthesiologists perform the sedation for surgery and other procedures. They also provide local anesthesia for mothers during delivery by inserting an epidural in the low back. There is also a sub-specialty of anesthesiology called Pain Medicine. Pain Medicine doctors evaluate and treat patients with various chronic pain conditions. Aspiring anesthesiologists must attend medical school followed by a residency program for anesthesiology. There are numerous subspecialties of anesthesiology the... (more information)
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MIPS Scores for BRUCE BAKER
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.
No MIPS Scores are available for BRUCE BAKER.
Measures and Activities
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Office Locations and Phone Numbers for BRUCE BAKER
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for BRUCE BAKER.
1049 E NEWELL ST
WHITE CLOUD, MI 49349
231-689-7330
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for BRUCE BAKER
Doctors Groups:
NEWAYGO COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH BOARD
Medical Organizations:
BRUCE BAKER is not affiliated with any hospitals.
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