Aravind Pothineni PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Aravind Pothineni

  Explanation of Specialties

ARAVIND POTHINENI is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), and 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)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (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)

  Aravind Pothineni Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	85.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	80.5
PI Category Score	64
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	84.2

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 Aravind Pothineni.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Aravind Pothineni

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Aravind Pothineni.

1701 LACEY ST
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701
573-334-4822

310 S SILVER SPRING RD
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701
573-334-9637

725 N PACIFIC
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701
573-651-2270

371 S BROADVIEW ST
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63703
573-331-6710

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Aravind Pothineni

Doctors Groups:

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST

Hospital: MERCY HOSPITAL STODDARD

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