Seetha Muthavarapu INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Seetha Muthavarapu

  Explanation of Specialties

SEETHA MUTHAVARAPU is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE, and HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE.

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)

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)

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)

  Seetha Muthavarapu Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	99.2
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	99

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 Seetha Muthavarapu.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Seetha Muthavarapu

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Seetha Muthavarapu.

725 N ST
PITTSFIELD, MA 12014
413-447-2000

725 N STREET BERKSHIRE OB/GYN OF BMC
PITTSFIELD, MA 12014
413-499-8570

725 N ST
PITTSFIELD, MA 12014
413-447-2695

780 S MAIN ST
GREAT BARRINGTON, MA 12302
413-447-2498

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Seetha Muthavarapu

Doctors Groups:

BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER INC

BERKSHIRE FACULTY SERVICES INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospice: HOSPICECARE IN THE BERKSHIRES

Hospital: BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL

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