RALPH STAFFORD Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)

  The Most Important Data about RALPH STAFFORD

In the briefest summary, RALPH STAFFORD is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include NEPHROLOGY. RALPH STAFFORD attended OTHER, graduating in 1999. He maintains 2 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 8 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1972596013

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

RALPH STAFFORD is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include NEPHROLOGY.

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)

NEPHROLOGY: Nephrologists treat kidney disease and prescribe dialysis for those experiencing kidney failure. After medical school, these physicians attend an internal medicine residency program. They are then required to attend fellowship training for nephrology. (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for RALPH STAFFORD

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	99.2
PI Category Score	99
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	99.1

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 RALPH STAFFORD.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for RALPH STAFFORD

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for RALPH STAFFORD.

251 N LYERLY ST
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
423-826-8000

201 THOMAS RD
FORT OGLETHORPE, GA 30742
615-342-0472

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for RALPH STAFFORD

Doctors Groups:

YIUM, SHENOUDA AND MILLER PTRSHP

Medical Organizations:

Dialysis Facility: DCI LYERLY

Dialysis Facility: DCI LYERLY

Dialysis Facility: DCI LYERLY

Dialysis Facility: DCI LYERLY

Dialysis Facility: DCI LYERLY

Hospital: ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC

Hospital: PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in INTERNAL MEDICINE that are similar to RALPH STAFFORD

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 RALPH STAFFORD.

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