Lakshman Rao INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Lakshman Rao

  Explanation of Specialties

LAKSHMAN RAO is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE.

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)

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (more information)

  Lakshman Rao Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	96.9
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	96.1

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.

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 Lakshman Rao

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Lakshman Rao.

518 E H ST
ERWIN, NC 28339
910-897-4551

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Lakshman Rao

Doctors Groups:

CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL SYSTEM INC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH

Hospice: LIBERTY HOME CARE AND HOSPICE

Hospice: GENTIVA

Hospice: CONTINUUM HOME CARE & HOSPICE

Hospital: BETSY JOHNSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL

Nursing Home: The Carrolton of Dunn

Nursing Home: Liberty Hc Svcs of Golden Years Nsg Ctr, LLC

Nursing Home: Harnett Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

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