Carla Alexander INFECTIOUS DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Carla Alexander

  Explanation of Specialties

CARLA ALEXANDER is a specialist in INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Other specialties include HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE, and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Infectious disease physicians deal with infections that are hard to diagnose or treat. They also treat serious infections such as the swine flu, bird flu, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases. After medical school, infectious disease physicians must attend an internal medicine residency followed by fellowship training for infectious diseases. (more information)

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospice is available to people living with an end-stage disease including cancer, pulmonary disease, ALS, heart disease, HIV-AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and any other life-threatening illness. Hospice care is available to patients who no longer wish treatment directed at curing their disease. The hospice benefit is flexible. Initially, a physician certifies that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease follows its normal course. The first two certifications are ... (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)

  Carla Alexander Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	90.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	83
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	80

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Carla Alexander

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Carla Alexander.

22 S GREENE ST
BALTIMORE, MD 21201
410-328-8040

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Carla Alexander

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND PHYSICIANS P.A.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF MD MEDICAL CENTER MIDTOWN CAMPUS

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