Murthy Vuppala PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Murthy Vuppala

  Explanation of Specialties

MURTHY VUPPALA is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (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)

  Murthy Vuppala Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	93.7

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 Murthy Vuppala.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Murthy Vuppala

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Murthy Vuppala.

725 MADISON ST SE
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
256-883-2112

101 SIVLEY RD SW
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
256-265-1198

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Murthy Vuppala

Doctors Groups:

PULMONARY AND SLEEP ASSOCIATES

HH PHYSICIANS NETWORK

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ATHENS LIMESTONE HOSPITAL

Hospital: CRESTWOOD MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL

Hospital: MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTERS

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