Venkata Pante INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Venkata Pante

  Explanation of Specialties

VENKATA PANTE is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE.

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)

  Venkata Pante Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	45
Final MIPS Score without CPB	45
PI Category Score
IA Category Score
Quality Category Score

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: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Controlling High Blood Pressure	67%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	77%
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	38%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	35%
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	4%

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Venkata Pante

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Venkata Pante.

2355 DOUGHERTY FERRY RD
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122
314-821-5461

2929 DOUGHERTY FERRY RD
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122
636-226-4255

10 ARNOLD MALL
ARNOLD, MO 63010
314-835-0001

2705 DOUGHERTY FERRY RD
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122
314-835-0054

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Venkata Pante

Doctors Groups:

LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC

BI-STATE CARDIOVASCULAR CONSULTANT PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL NORTHEAST

Hospital: ST LUKE'S DES PERES HOSPITAL

Hospital: ST LUKES HOSPITAL

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