Paula Lester INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Paula Lester

  Explanation of Specialties

PAULA LESTER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE.

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)

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospice is available to people living with an end-stage disease including cancer, pulmonary disease, ALS, heart disease, HIV-AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and any other life-threatening illness. Hospice care is available to patients who no longer wish treatment directed at curing their disease. The hospice benefit is flexible. Initially, a physician certifies that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease follows its normal course. The first two certifications are ... (more information)

  Paula Lester Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	92.2
PI Category Score	86
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	93.4

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Paula Lester

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Paula Lester.

111 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10006
212-263-9700

297 MINEOLA BLVD
MINEOLA, NY 11501
516-294-1377

259 1ST ST
MINEOLA, NY 11501
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Paula Lester

Doctors Groups:

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: NYU LANGONE HEALTH HOME CARE

Hospice: HOSPICE CARE OF LONG ISLAND, QUEENS, SOUTH SHORE

Hospital: NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS

Nursing Home: Sunharbor Manor

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