Swapna Katikaneni GERIATRIC MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Swapna Katikaneni

  Explanation of Specialties

SWAPNA KATIKANENI is a specialist in GERIATRIC MEDICINE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

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)

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)

  Swapna Katikaneni Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94.6
PI Category Score	81.9
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 Swapna Katikaneni.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Swapna Katikaneni

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Swapna Katikaneni.

294 APPLEGARTH RD
MONROE, NJ 88313
609-409-1363

240 EASTON AVE
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 89011
732-565-5453

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Swapna Katikaneni

Doctors Groups:

SAINT PETER'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: HOLY REDEEMER HOME CARE NJ NORTH

Hospital: SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

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