Anthony Vela GERIATRIC MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Anthony Vela

  Explanation of Specialties

ANTHONY VELA 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)

  Anthony Vela Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	77.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	67.3
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	61.6

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.

Advance Care Planning	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	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 Anthony Vela

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11940 METROPOLITAN AVE
KEW GARDENS, NY 11415
718-849-0839

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Anthony Vela

Doctors Groups:

TJH MEDICAL SERVICES PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

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