ALBERTO VILLAMIEL CRNA
NPI 1902277874
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Coon Rapids, MN

Areas of Expertise

The following services and procedures, recently provided to Medicare patients, illustrate the range of care this provider offers. This list reflects the variety of services available to all patients visiting the practice and is based on 2022 Medicare dataset. In general, the more frequently a provider treats specific conditions or performs particular procedures, the more experienced they become in addressing similar patient needs. The provider has delivered many of the services listed below to Medicare patients. Please note that this list does not include services provided to patients who are not covered by Medicare.

Anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance

This procedure involves using anesthesia to numb your lower back for certain procedures like injections, drainage, or aspiration on your spine or spinal cord. Imaging guidance is used to accurately locate the area to be treated, ensuring precision and safety.

This service was performed 23 times for 22 patients

Anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of neck or upper back accessed through skin using imaging guidance

This procedure involves administering anesthesia to numb the neck or upper back area. This helps in carrying out procedures like injection, drainage, or aspiration on the spine or spinal cord. Imaging guidance is used to ensure accurate placement, enhancing safety and effectiveness.

This service was performed 14 times for 13 patients

Anesthesia for nerve block and injection

Anesthesia for nerve block and injection is a procedure used to numb specific areas, reducing or blocking pain signals. A medication is injected near nerves to cause numbness in a particular part of your body. This helps in performing certain medical procedures with minimal discomfort.

This service was performed 19 times for 16 patients

Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position

Anesthesia for nerve block and injection is a procedure to numb specific areas, reducing pain. You'll be positioned face-down (prone) for optimal access to the treatment area. The anesthetic is injected near the nerve, blocking pain signals to the brain.

This service was performed 50 times for 48 patients

Anesthesia for nerve destruction procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance

This is a procedure where anesthesia is applied to numb specific nerves in your lower back. Using imaging guidance, the doctor can accurately locate these nerves through the skin. This is done to alleviate pain by disrupting nerve signals. It's a safe and effective method.

This service was performed 25 times for 25 patients

Anesthesia for nerve destruction procedures on spine or spinal cord of neck or upper back accessed through skin using imaging guidance

This procedure involves using anesthesia to numb the area around your spine or spinal cord. The doctor will then use imaging guidance to accurately locate and destroy problematic nerves. This is done through the skin and targets either the neck or upper back area.

This service was performed 19 times for 18 patients

Anesthesia for nerve modulation procedure spinal cord or repair of bone of spine of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance

Anesthesia for nerve modulation or spine repair involves numbing the lower back area. This is done to ensure you don't feel pain during the procedure. The doctor uses imaging technology to accurately place the anesthetic. This makes the procedure safer and more effective.

This service was performed 12 times for 12 patients

Anesthesia for nerve modulation procedure spinal cord or repair of bone of spine of neck or upper back accessed through skin using imaging guidance

This procedure involves using anesthesia to numb your body before a spinal cord or neck bone repair. Doctors access the required area through your skin, using imaging guidance to ensure precision. This helps manage pain and makes the procedure more comfortable for you.

This service was performed 31 times for 31 patients

Anesthesia for other procedure on skin, muscles, or nerves of head, neck, and upper back

Anesthesia for procedures on skin, muscles, or nerves of the head, neck, and upper back involves using medication to numb the area or make you unconscious during the procedure. This ensures you don't feel pain or discomfort. It's safe and monitored by professionals.

This service was performed 51 times for 50 patients

Physician Visit Costs

The typical physician office visit costs for Medicare beneficiaries in this area are: $31.9 for a new patient copayment and $17.43 for an established patient copayment.

The pricing information below displays the copayment minimum, maximum and average amount that patients under Medicare are charged when visiting this provider as a new or established patient. Please keep in mind that these prices are just for reference purposes, and the actual prices charged by the provider might be different.

For patients covered under private health plans the prices below are also useful as healthcare pricing for private insurance is usually established as a function of Medicare prices. Private insurance covered patients should check their individual plans to determine the exact pricing.

The prices below reflect the costs for new and established patients in the 55433 ZIP code area.

* The physician office visit costs information is generated by statistical analysis of similar providers in the same geographical area. The pricing information above IS NOT the amount charged by this provider.

Overall MIPS Quality Performance

The provider participated in CMS Quality Payment Program under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and has an overall final score of 100, based on four performance areas: quality, improvement activities, promoting interoperability, and cost. The purpose of this information is to help people with Medicare make informed decisions and incentivize doctors and clinicians to maximize performance.

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is a way providers could use to participate in CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP). The MIPS program affects clinician reimbursement for Part B covered professional services and also rewards them for improving the quality of patient care and outcomes.

• Final Score: 100 out of 100

  The MIPS program evaluates providers across multiple categories with a specific weight for each category resulting a in a MIPS final score that ranges from 0 to 100 points. The MIPS Final Score determines whether providers receive a negative, neutral or positive MIPS payment adjustment.
  
  

• Quality Score: N/A

  The Quality category assesses providers performance on clinical practices and patient outcomes under the traditional MIPS program. The quality measures help identify the quality of healthcare processes, outcomes, and patient experiences. The Quality measure category comprises 40% of a provider's final MIPS score.
  
  There are six collection types for MIPS quality measures: Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs), MIPS Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs), Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) Measures, Medicare Part B claims measures, CMS Web Interface measures and The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) for MIPS Survey.
  
  

• Promoting Interoperability Score: 99

  The Interoperability category measures the providers ability to use technology to exchange and make use of healthcare information in a way that is less burdensome and improves outcomes. The Interoperability measure category comprises 25% of a provider's final MIPS score.
  
  The MIPS Interoperability measure focuses on the use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) to improve patient access health information, the exchange of information between clinicians and pharmacies and the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of healthcare data.

• Improvement Activities Score: 40

  The Improvement Activities performance category evaluates the providers participation in clinical activities that support the improvement of clinical practice, care delivery, and outcomes. Providers have the option to choose 2 to 4 activities from an inventory of over 100 improvement activities. Providers typically choose the activities that best fit their needs. The improvement activities measure category comprises 15% of a provider's final MIPS score.
  
  The Improvement measures aim to better patient engagement, patient safety and other areas of patient care. The Improvement Activities category comprises 15% of a provider's final MIPS score.

• Cost Score: N/A

  The Cost performance category assesses the amount and types of services provided and how clinicians coordinate care and seek improvement of health outcomes by ensuring patients receive the appropriate services.
  
  Although providers don't determine the price of healthcare services they are important in delivering high-quality care at a reasonable cost. The Cost measures category comprises 20% of a provider's final MIPS score.

Find Provider Hospital Affiliations - Privileges

Doctors and physicians must apply for hospital privileges to treat patients at hospitals. Find out if your doctor has privileges to practice at your preferred hospital by using the hospital affiliation information below based on recent medical claims.

Hospital affiliation is identified through self-reporting data, inpatient, outpatient, physician and ancillary service claims linked by the medical claims NPI number and place of service code. Additionally, to further determine provider hospital affiliation the clinician must have provided services to at least three patients on three different dates in the last 12 months. Alberto Villamiel is affiliated with the following medical facilities:

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