Harish Thakkar INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Harish Thakkar

  Explanation of Specialties

HARISH THAKKAR is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include FAMILY PRACTICE.

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)

FAMILY PRACTICE: Family Practice is a combination of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Ob/Gyn. They are primary care physicians for children and adults, perform well-woman exams and sometimes even deliver babies. (more information)

  Harish Thakkar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94.3
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	93.3

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.

Colorectal Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	60%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	27%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Harish Thakkar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Harish Thakkar.

16959 SOUTHWEST FWY
SUGAR LAND, TX 77479
281-933-9304

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Harish Thakkar

Doctors Groups:

Harish Thakkar is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospice: WHITE ORCHID HOSPICE

Hospice: UNITED PALLIATIVE & HOSPICE CARE, INC.

Hospice: ARISING HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC

Hospice: RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE, INC

Hospice: VILLAGE CARE HOSPICE

Hospital: HOUSTON METHODIST SUGARLAND HOSPITAL

Hospital: MEMORIAL HERMANN SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL

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