BIG BEND CARES, INC. Review

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for BIG BEND CARES, INC..

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about BIG BEND CARES, INC.

In the briefest summary, BIG BEND CARES, INC. is a medical group with 7 professionals providing medical services at 1 locations. They cover 4 specialties.BIG BEND CARES, INC. is affiliated with 1 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

6608138912

   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 BIG BEND CARES, INC.. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the BIG BEND CARES, INC. does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Ratings, Specialities Covered, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Physician Groups.)

   Specialties Covered by BIG BEND CARES, INC.

BIG BEND CARES, INC. includes medical professionals from 4 specialties

Specialty Number
NURSE PRACTITIONER 1
FAMILY PRACTICE 2
INTERNAL MEDICINE 3
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY 1

   Ratings for BIG BEND CARES, INC.

When it comes to healthcare, patients want the best possible care and experience. Figuring this out and boiling it down to a few measures, can be difficult. The information below shows our best analysis. We review all of the the data from CMS. The information below summarizes the results of the most recent annual survey of health care providers called the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems or "CAHPS" as well as data used for the calculation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System ("MIPS"). The most recent data for both of these datasets is calendar year 2021. According to the CMS website, the 2022 survey data is being finalized but they have not indicated when it will be publicly available.

CAHPS Survey Results

There is no information about the overall patient rating for BIG BEND CARES, INC..

MIPS Measures

Measure Percent Compliance
Breast Cancer Screening 54%
Cervical Cancer Screening 73%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting Yes
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report 33%
Colorectal Cancer Screening 84%
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure 49%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) 34%
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record 96%
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk 98%
HIV Screening 4%
Immunization Registry Reporting Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults 83%
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information 97%
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Yes
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease 77%
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information 39%
Use of High-Risk Medications in Older Adults 0%
e-Prescribing 96%

   BIG BEND CARES, INC. Office Locations

2200 S MONROE ST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32301 Map
( 850-656-2437)
JONATHAN APPELBAUM (MD)
INTERNAL MEDICINE
EDWARD FORSTER
FAMILY PRACTICE
EDWARD FORSTER
FAMILY PRACTICE
JOSEPH MAZZIOTTA (MD)
FAMILY PRACTICE
STEPHEN SANDRONI
INTERNAL MEDICINE
ANTHONY SPEIGHTS (MD)
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY
GREGORY TODD (MD)
INTERNAL MEDICINE
EULA WEAVER
NURSE PRACTITIONER

   Hospitals Affiliated with BIG BEND CARES, INC.

BIG BEND CARES, INC. professionals work with these hospitals:

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