Kota Shekar HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Kota Shekar

  Explanation of Specialties

KOTA SHEKAR is a specialist in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY: Hematologists-Oncologists also known as Heme Oncs, merge training in two medical specialties to provide healthcare services for blood diseases and cancers of all forms. Hematology-Oncology is a medical specialty that focuses on diagnosing and treating of patient with blood abnormalities as well as malignant diseases. Although Oncology (cancer) and Hematology (blood) are two distinct medical sub-specialties of Internal Medicine, they frequently overlap since many tumors influence the blood and vi... (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)

  Kota Shekar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	45
Final MIPS Score without CPB	45
PI Category Score
IA Category Score
Quality Category Score

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Kota Shekar.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Kota Shekar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Kota Shekar.

465 W PUTNAM AVE
PORTERVILLE, CA 93257
559-788-6039

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Kota Shekar

Doctors Groups:

PORTERVILLE COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: KAWEAH HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: SIERRA VIEW MEDICAL CENTER

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