Sucharitha Shanmugam RHEUMATOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Sucharitha Shanmugam

  Explanation of Specialties

SUCHARITHA SHANMUGAM is a specialist in RHEUMATOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

RHEUMATOLOGY: Rheumatology is the field of medicine that is concerned with the evaluation and treatment of people with autoimmune conditions and joint diseases, including arthritis. Branches of rheumatology include basic research and clinical research, as well as clinical diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of patients with these illnesses.A rheumatologist is a subspecialist in the nonsurgical treatment of rheumatic illnesses, including autoimmune diseases and especially the many forms of arthritis... (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)

  Sucharitha Shanmugam Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	93.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.5
PI Category Score	96
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	86.7

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.

Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Functional Status Assessment
e-Prescribing
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Glucocorticoid Management	100%
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	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 Sucharitha Shanmugam

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Sucharitha Shanmugam.

727 WELSH RD
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA 19006
215-947-8701

766 W LINCOLN HWY
EXTON, PA 19341
484-206-4447

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Sucharitha Shanmugam

Doctors Groups:

AMERICAN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES-PA PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL

Hospital: HOSPITAL OF UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA

Hospital: LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: PAOLI HOSPITAL

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in RHEUMATOLOGY that are similar to Sucharitha Shanmugam

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as Sucharitha Shanmugam.

• STEPHEN SOLOWAY
• MAHBOOB RAHMAN
• MATTHEW ARKEBAUER
• MADHAVI RAO
• DOUGLAS LIENESCH
• SUSAN WARD
• SHEERIN JAVED
• CATHERINE TESKIN
• PATRICK CRONIN
• RAYMOND ADELIZZI
• SNEHA SUNDARAM
• MICHAEL SCHUSTER
• SHADY ABDELBAKI
• ERIC RUSSELL
• PHILIP SCHWARTZ
• MARCO ALBORNOZ
• MARYAH MANSOOR