Suman Shekar PEDIATRIC MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Suman Shekar

  Explanation of Specialties

SUMAN SHEKAR is a specialist in PEDIATRIC MEDICINE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

PEDIATRIC MEDICINE: A pediatrician is a medical doctor who manages the physical, behavioral, and mental care for children from birth until age 18. A pediatrician is trained to diagnose and treat a broad range of childhood illnesses, from minor health problems to serious diseases. Pediatricians have graduated from medical school and completed a 3-year residency program in pediatrics. A board-certified pediatrician has passed rigorous exams given by the American Board of Pediatrics. To remain certified, pediatricians... (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)

  Suman Shekar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	99.9
PI Category Score	99.7
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 Suman Shekar.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Suman Shekar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Suman Shekar.

250 PARK ST
BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101
270-796-6540

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Suman Shekar

Doctors Groups:

COMMONWEALTH HEALTH CORPORATION INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: THE MEDICAL CENTER (BOWLING GREEN)

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