Louis Philipson ENDOCRINOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Louis Philipson

  Explanation of Specialties

LOUIS PHILIPSON is a specialist in ENDOCRINOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

ENDOCRINOLOGY: Endocrinologists treat the endocrine system—the glands that produce and secrete hormones that control and regulate nearly all of the body's functions. People with diabetes or thyroid disease are often treated by an endocrinologist. Like other internal medicine physicians, endocrinologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They are then required to attend fellowship training for endocrinology. (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)

  Louis Philipson Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.8
PI Category Score	72.6
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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 Louis Philipson.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Louis Philipson

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Louis Philipson.

5841 S MARYLAND AVE
CHICAGO, IL 60637
773-702-1000

5841 S MARYLAND AVE
CHICAGO, IL 60637
No phone number available

355 E GRAND AVE
CHICAGO, IL 60611
888-824-0200

5841 S MARYLAND AVE
CHICAGO, IL 60637
773-702-1000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Louis Philipson

Doctors Groups:

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER

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