Vishnu Patel INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Vishnu Patel

  Explanation of Specialties

VISHNU PATEL is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS).

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)

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)

  Vishnu Patel Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.2
PI Category Score	86
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	91.7

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	100%
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Vishnu Patel

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Vishnu Patel.

6801 GOV GC PEERY HWY
RICHLANDS, VA 24641
304-431-7000

1155 MERCER ST
PRINCETON, WV 24740
304-431-7000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Vishnu Patel

Doctors Groups:

Vishnu Patel is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CLINCH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

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